Check hierarchy with the squint test

Blur your eyes at the layout. Whatever you still see first is what readers will see first.

Tool
Any
Published
4 Sept 2026
Disciplines
GraphicUI/UXWeb
  1. Step back from the screen and squint until the text is unreadable.
  2. Note the first, second and third things you notice.
  3. If that order isn't the order you intended, adjust size, weight or contrast until it is.

For a digital version, apply a heavy blur to a screenshot and look at it for two seconds.