Visual Hierarchy Made Easy
Decide what the eye should notice first, second and third so your design becomes easier to understand.


Decide what the eye should notice first, second and third so your design becomes easier to understand.
Visual hierarchy is the ordering of attention. Size, position, spacing, contrast, type weight and colour can tell the viewer what matters first and what belongs together.
Before styling a page, decide the message order. A strong composition makes the important thing easy to find and the supporting information easy to scan.
Use one headline, one supporting sentence and one action. Make the headline unmistakably first. Remove any decoration that competes with the message.
Can you explain the last idea in your own words without looking back?
What do I see first? What do I see second? Is related information grouped? Is the text readable? Does every visual element help the message?
Canva Design School provides guided learning and tutorials. Use tools to practise hierarchy, typography and layout rather than treating tool familiarity as design judgment.
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