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Css. Icons. Logo. Webby Awards. Future of Web Design. Philadelphia Bar & Restaurant in Old City - National Mechani. Bloobox.net. Whitespace. My first design job was with a small print design agency in Manchester that produced work in varying media: packaging, publications, and marketing support materials, and…direct mail. Article Continues Below I soon discovered that the graphic design principles I’d learned in college were of little use when I designed for direct mail, where big, bold, and crowded is the order of the day. In the words of one client—words I will never forget—“whitespace is empty space.” Direct-mail clients need their packages to look down-market, because it works for them. Meet whitespace#section1 “Whitespace,” or “negative space” is the space between elements in a composition. So what does whitespace do? Micro whitespace and legibility#section2 A couple of months ago, I was lucky enough to see Erik Spiekermann give a lecture.

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