Christian Alejandre

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Hierarchy Reading

The reading on Hierarchy was pretty interesting to me. Hierarchy within design is something that I have been noticing and looking out for fairly frequently and it is, just like many other things, a factor that can make or break a design. It’s what gives a design it’s flow and readability. If someone was to look at a design, they would most likely want to look at something that clearly conveyed what parts of the design are most important and what parts of the design are not as important. For example, think about an event flyer. An event flyer is normally filled with a good amount of text, and that text needs to be broken up somehow or else nobody will even bother reading it. People passing by that flyer want to know what the event is and when it takes place at first glance. If that information draws them in, then they’ll care enough to look further and find the other details. Creating a hierarchy within a design can be pretty difficult, though. You really have to take the time to think and make decisions about what is TRULY the most significant in your case. I, myself, am hoping to better myself at it.