TermCraft conventionFoundational
Visual Hierarchy
What your eye notices first, second and third.
Definition
The arrangement of elements so that relative importance is perceptible before content is read.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
What your eye notices first, second and third.
Example
One large bold heading, medium body text and small quiet metadata.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- EmphasisUI foundation
- Typographic HierarchyUI foundation
- Visual HierarchyUI foundation
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.