Meaghan Casey

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Hierarchy reading

When doing this reading, it really made me understand the importance of visual hierarchy in design. Hierarchy is used every day, not only in design. When looking at a poster, for example, the title is the first thing that should be seen, followed by any subtitles that may be included. If the small details are larger than the title, the important part of the design is being hidden. The way things are positioned, as well, really matters. Ordering things correctly can show the order of importance without having to increase the size of anything. I never thought about, in a 3D setting, how visual hierarchy played such a big role. When taking photos of things, the background really matters when making the other images pop, basically telling you which object needs to be looked at first before the rest of the picture is examined.