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Typographic hierarchy, readability, and legibility

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Typographic hierarchy, readability, and legibility

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Typography is the art of arranging letters and text in a way that makes it easy to read and visually appealing. Good typography helps guide the reader's eye, sets the tone of the message and makes the overall design feel more professional and balanced. When looking at a poster or design we immediately get an impression whether it's been done by a professional or not and that's mainly to do with the composition of course but also the typography. During the exam you will be asked questions about a couple of key terms when it comes to typography like visual hierarchy which is a type of grouping and arranging the elements within the composition that will help the reader or the viewer to easily understand the message of the design. You can emphasize hierarchy between the typographic elements in many different ways. You can use scale for instance to emphasize the title or the most important and highest priority detail or you can use color to differentiate important details and put them in…

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