Visual Hierarchy

Summary: Visual hierarchy can help users decide where to look in a user interface: what's most important can be shown by color and size, and what things belong together can be shown by proximity and common regions.

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Kelley Gordon is a former NN/G employee who published widely-used guidance on visual design, design specs and the designer-developer relationship, and the fundamentals of UI components including buttons, icons, and grids.

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