page design
How content's organized
Page design is the arrangement of text, images, and other elements on a printed or digital page.
The term applies to magazines, newspapers, websites, and documents where visual layout affects readability and impact.
Good page design balances white space, typography, and visual hierarchy: The page design drew readers to the headline first.
In publishing and web work, page design is distinct from content creation—one person writes, another handles layout.
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- visual hierarchyOrder of attention in design
- color palettesCurated tone combinations
color theory · whitespace · hierarchy · kerning · grid systems · readability · prototypes · pixel perfect · typography · bleed · fold line · wireframes · focal points · mobile first · tracking · breakpoints · contrast · mockups
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- document editingMicrosoft Word, Google Docs, word processors, formatting, text editors
- school journalismstudent newspapers, student editors, school news, editor in chief, staff writers