Glossary term
What is Hierarchy?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Hierarchy" means: The order in which the eye reads a design: first thing, second thing, then the details. It is taught in Graphic Design: Photoshop and Canva for Non-Designers. Related terms include Layer, White space, Canvas and Contrast ratio. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Hierarchy?
The order in which the eye reads a design: first thing, second thing, then the details.
Where is Hierarchy taught?
Hierarchy is defined in Graphic Design: Photoshop and Canva for Non-Designers.
Which lessons cover Hierarchy?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Graphic Design: Photoshop and Canva for Non-Designers, lesson 2.1: Hierarchy: decide what people see first
Which terms are related to Hierarchy?
Next to Hierarchy in the course glossaries: Layer, White space, Canvas, Contrast ratio, Aspect ratio, Hex code, Resolution and RGB.
LayerWhite spaceCanvasContrast ratioAspect ratioHex codeResolutionRGB
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Hierarchy?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Graphic Design: Photoshop and Canva for Non-Designers: You can use a web browser, save a file and find it again.