USING
HIERARCHY
IN DESIGN
Photo by Stephanie Streicher
This training video hosted by graphic design educator Elizabeth Luna discusses the importance of establishing visual hierarchy in yearbook spreads to guide readers through content effectively. It covers using size, space and color to create reading levels and hierarchy within individual blocks. The key is deciding what’s most important, applying hierarchy rules consistently, and testing the design with others. Use this training video with your staff today!
Using Hierarchy in InDesign
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Elizabeth Luna, NBCT, currently teaches Graphic Design at Wake Technical Community College. She is the former yearbook adviser at Athens Drive Magnet High School in North Carolina. Her students’ work earned consistent recognition at the state level over her fourteen years, including regular North Carolina Awards of Distinction and eight Tarheel Awards from the North Carolina Scholastic Press Association. In 2020, The Torch earned its first NSPA Pacemaker and, in 2022, they earned their first CSPA Gold Crown. In her 14-year career, she focused on graphic design as the building block of a solid yearbook, using her design background to engage students in conversations around successful design and photography. In 2024, she was recognized as Region 4 National Magnet Teacher of the Year for Magnet Schools of America.
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