Ep. 8: CRAP Design? Why Spatial Organisation Matters

Bad design is CRAP.

No, really—there’s an actual design principle called CRAP: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity. If you’re not using these, your spatial organisation might be working against you.

In this episode of Rethink: The Podcast, we explore how spatial organisation transforms the way we think, communicate, and design—whether in presentations, learning materials, or even how we arrange our workspaces.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ Why the CRAP principles (from The Non-Designer’s Design Book by Robin Williams) are a secret weapon for clarity.
✅ How Gestalt Theory explains why our brains love well-organised spaces.
✅ Simple tweaks that make layouts, slides, and study notes instantly more effective.
✅ Why white space is powerful and how you can use it to avoid information overload.

Because when design is bad, it’s CRAP—but when it’s good, it’s transformational.