📊 Part 1: Identifying Visual Hierarchy Elements

1. What is visual hierarchy in media texts?

The order in which text is written

How layout elements guide viewer attention and meaning

The importance of different people in an organisation

The size of fonts used in a document

2. Which layout features create visual hierarchy? (Select all that apply)

Size and scale of elements

Colour and contrast

Word count

Spacing and alignment

Placement and positioning

3. In a persuasive advertisement, what typically draws your eye first?

The smallest text

The largest or most contrasting element

The bottom right corner

The background colour

4. How can layout influence meaning in media texts?

🔍 Part 2: Media Text Analysis

5. Examine the media text provided by your teacher. What draws your eye first and why?

6. How is information prioritised or sequenced in this text? List the order you notice elements:

First: _________________ Second: _________________ Third: _________________

7. What might the designer want the audience to think or do after viewing this text?

8. Identify three specific layout techniques used and explain their persuasive effect:

9. Can layout create bias or mislead audiences? Provide an example from the text or your own knowledge:

10. How might changing the layout of the same text alter its persuasive impact?

11. Reflection: How does layout influence your interpretation of persuasive messages in everyday life? Use one specific example.