Design Principles: an Introduction to Visual Hierarchy

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As technologies and user interfaces change, the need for design skills in visual design continues to grow. With fresh examples of a typical user interface emerging every year, has our fundamental understanding of visual hierarchy, perception, and composition changed?

The modern concept of visual perception is rooted not only in science but also in psychology. Consequently, regardless of continually changing user interfaces, the way we see and perceive visual information will remain the same. Considering this, is it possible for contemporary interaction design to improve upon the foundations of graphic composition and visual hierarchy?

The foundational rules of visual perception are critical for any visual design, as they instruct how information with an embedded meaning can be conveyed as quickly as possible. However, since visual design is a close cousin of graphic design, these standards were established for print media, and are yet to be redefined for digital.

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