Embracing emptiness in Web design

In Web design, white space, or negative space, makes the difference between an ordered layout that’s easy to comprehend, and a chaotic, cluttered mess. Buttons, links, text, and other media all need room to breath. The spacing between them improves the overall composition and is often seen as a “big picture” concept. Photo credit: Joris Rigerl But white space can also be used between smaller objects like text or image thumbnails. Space will often speak more about individual elements rather than the page as a whole. It’s all one big microcosm of a macrocosm: the little things always affect the…

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