Separate content groups
Just as kitchen containers organize spices, teabags, coffee, and sugar, dashboard containers help sort content. Accompany them with white spacing, titles, and visual dividers to distinguish content groups and organize the layout.
Remember that content within a boundary is perceived as a group. This is because according to the principle of the common region, users assume the information inside containers shares some common characteristics or functionality. Consequently, everything outside the container frames belongs to a different category.[1]
References
- The Principle of Common Region: Containers Create Groupings | Nielsen Norman Group