Planual Rules regarding Hierarchies
3.01-01 Hierarchy principle
If done well, this makes the content easy to read. It creates a path for the viewer’s eye to follow through the page/screen.
3.01-02 Tell a story
Use a landing page to provide key summary information. This is useful as it orients new users around the model's contents and provides a summary as well as navigation to more detailed pages.
3.01-03 Summaries first
Place summary information first within a category, with detailed data pages afterward. Add instructions guiding and explaining what end users are to do.
3.01-04 Order of importance
Consider what information is most important and place that at the top of the page, for example, key performance indicators (KPIs).
