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visual hierarchy: a standalone construct

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visualhierarchy1 CONSTRUCTVisual hierarchyLIDWELL · GRAPHIC DESIGN

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Graphic design

the ordering of elements by size, weight, colour and position so viewers notice and read them in an intended sequence of importance.

In graphic design, visual hierarchy refers to the ordering of elements by size, weight, colour and position so viewers notice and read them in an intended sequence of importance. This meaning comes from Lidwell (2003) in Universal principles of design.[1]

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References

  1. Lidwell, W. (2003). Universal principles of design. Rockport Publishers. ISBN 9781592530076

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