What makes a great design? Even amateurs and who consider themselves complete non-designers can create effective compositions by prioritizing their content. What is the most important element of your design? What do you want audiences to notice second or third? Visual hierarchy is a method of organizing design elements in order of importance. In other words, it’s a set of principles that influence the order in which we notice what we see. These golden rules help us compose designs that are aesthetically pleasing and attract the right attention. Utilizing certain hierarchy principles can help even non-designers create successful visual presentations that are both efficient and effective. While the precise number of hierarchy principles varies greatly depending on the source, we’ve divided them into the following 12 concepts, summarized in this Slideshare. Read more at https://visme.co/blog/visual-hierarchy/

1. 12 VISUAL
HIERARCHY
PRINCIPLES
Every Non-Designer
Needs to Know

2. Size and Scale1
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3. Color and Contrast 2
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4. Typographic Hierarchy3
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5. Spacing 4
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6. Proximity5
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7. Negative Space 6
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8. Alignment7
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9. Rule of Odds 8
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10. Repetition9
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11. Leading Lines 10
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12. Rule of Thirds11
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13. Perspective 12
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14. Made With Visme
Source:
http://blog.visme.co/visual-hierarchy/