- It's easy to view websites as containers that should be completely with content for maximum value.
- For this reason, white space has many names and labels:
Unused pixels,
Available real estate,
Strange gaps or Weird empty areas.
It's preferred to have spaces in websites
Advantages for everyone
- Clients disagree over white space because of unawareness of its benefits.
- Clients want to inform, impress and generate revenue, white space makes this more possible
- White space speeds up interaction.
- White space can steer the user to desired places on a page.
- Padding around objects frames them and draws attention to these areas.
- When considering whether or not to add more elements to a webpage, it can be wise to think of the user as someone who can see only a restricted number of options.
- The key part of the word white space is 'space' the term is old and was coined in print design, where absence of content naturally meant white spaces.
- A visitor gauges a website's professional level based on how it looks at a glance.
- Good webdesign suggests reliability
Solid layout, desired images, good color schemes.