In creative disciplines, the phrase often refers to a fundamental shift in perception—seeing an object not as what it is (a house, a face, a tree), but as the raw visual components that make it up. Beyond the Label: The Power of Seeing "Just Shapes"
In the world of graphic design and illustration, every complex project begins with this simplification. just-shapes
In technical fields like CAD (Computer-Aided Design), "just shapes" refers to simple copies of parts that have no parametric history—independent forms that can be arranged without the complexity of underlying code or history [5]. In creative disciplines, the phrase often refers to