This question surprised me
Tuesday September 16, 2008
I read an article yesterday called What is whitespace and should it be included in Web design?. Okay, I accept that many people might not know what whitespace is. But if you have to ask if it should be used in Web design, I wonder if you really are a designer. Whitespace is an important element of any design, be it Web or otherwise. Now, to give the article credit, it really isn't questioning the importance of whitespace in Web design - it's really just another definition. But it did surprise me that someone would ask if it should be included. My answer? Yes, most definitely.
Comments
Any media that communicates includes breaks in content. If a speech has no pauses it is monotonous and has no drama. Whitespace seems to me the exact same thing in the visual world. Doesn’t mean it has to be white or even boring, but it does need to give the viewer a break from information overload (text and images.) But what does this mean for designers who want to work thru accessibilty issues?