Content Hierarchy
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Content Hierarchy
Content Hierarchy is a way to organize information so readers can find the most important parts first, especially in magazines, books, or websites. In editorial strategy, designers use visual cues like bigger headlines, bold fonts, color blocks, and spacing to show what comes first, second, and third in a story or article. This helps readers move through the content smoothly and keeps their attention on what matters most. Designers often plan this order before making layouts, using sketches or digital outlines to decide where each piece of content will go, making sure the main message stands out. This planning step is called creating a content map, and it helps everyone on the team understand the flow of information before any design work begins.
visual hierarchy, editorial layout, headline structure, content mapping, typographic scale, information flow
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