Diagonal Hierarchy Grid: A Method to Optimize Any Interface Layout

Maximize user attention through optimal placement

The location of an interface element plays a crucial role in how much attention it'll get. Users scan certain screen areas more than others. If you were to use an eye-tracking device to track their eye fixations, you would notice a common scanning pattern.

Users of left-to-right languages tend to fixate in the top left screen area the most. Their fixatio…