Layout
The spatial arrangement of text and visual elements on a page or screen. Layout affects how readers navigate and interpret information.
Real World
The BBC News website uses an F-shaped layout with the most important headline and image in the top-left, because eye-tracking studies by the Nielsen Norman Group showed Western readers scan screens in this pattern.
Exam Focus
Analyse how layout guides the reader's eye — connect spatial arrangement to the text producer's intended reading path.
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