Mini Art School Part II (A)

 3. Compare the home pages of two online news organizations. What techniques communicate visual hierarchy? Does either employ modular page design? How do you know?

CNN- The CNN homepage grasps the readers attention immediately by having the main headline in bold and bigger font then all the other sub headlines. Their website does use a modular page design in having stories orange in square and rectangular designs. The main headline is designed in a larger rectangle while supporting headlines are more square. The top story is based on the left side of the page and has many supporting links and articles under it while the the stories towards the middle only have two or three.

 

ABC- ABC news uses a modular design as well. However, their visual hierarchy is in the center of the screen. Unlike CNN who's top headline was to the left. ABC also only has one major headline. They make the headline visible by having it in a bigger size font and bold as well. They also add an image that correlates with the headline. The only information in bold on the ABC website is the headline.