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A Negative View of White Space - FINCH
After reading through the article on The Web Design Ledger, “ Whitespace: The Underutilized Design Element ” I felt compelled to respond and clear up what I feel is spreading misconceptions about design in relation to white space.
White Space Example
1. Good use of white space: this advertisement show how their product cancels noise by using the lawnmower metaphor to cut the noise "grass", leaving behind only white space, a common metaphor for silence. 2. Poor use of white space: this advertisement, on the other hand, leaves the whole thing feeling unbalanced because all the white space is used up except the bottom left corner, which is simply languishing and unused.Just so we are on the same page here, “white space” is the “blank space” that surrounds pictures and text.
Sweet White Space « stoneboard.ca
The Science of White Space in Design | Inspired Magazine
White space, also referred to as “negative space”, is an important aesthetic tactic utilised in a majority of graphical/design illustrations/publications. In its most generalised definition, white spaces are the strategic visual sections of a page/illustration that are left unmarked and thus uncluttered by any specific aesthetic detail. Characteristically, these ‘blank spaces’ are strategically located, between margins, leading text and sub-sections of a page layout.
A List Apart: Articles: 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. 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.”
Fibonnaci Sequence, Phi and the rule of thirds
I can count on one hand the number of rules I will obey without question, based solely on fear of catastrophic consequences: I turn off personal electronics during landing and take-off, I keep my hands inside the ride at all times, I don’t rock vending machines, I resist the urge to climb over zoo fences and I no longer lunge for a police officer’s holstered gun on April Fools Day.
Using the Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is a powerful compositional technique for making photos more interesting and dynamic. It's also perhaps one of the most well known. This article uses examples to demonstrate why the rule works, when it's ok to break the rule, and how to make the most of it to improve your photography.This image draws us in, we share the introspective moment that this girl has. In a video there could be a voiceover narration telling us her thoughts, for example.
Rule of Thirds
Perhaps the most well know principle of photographic composition is the ‘ Rule of Thirds ‘. The “Rule of Thirds” one of the first things that budding digital photographers learn about in classes on photography and rightly so as it is the basis for well balanced and interesting shots. I will say right up front however that rules are meant to be broken and ignoring this one doesn’t mean your images are necessarily unbalanced or uninteresting.
