The Term White Space

I find myself explaining the term of White Space.  When you visit a site the current site page loads into your browser.  You are greeted with either content on every part of the page or with limited well distributed content resulting in less clutter.  Most users prefer the page with even distribution and some blank space known as “White Space”.  Web designers use tables and transparent GIF images to add white space to pages.  In most cases a borderless HTML table is all that is required to create this “White Space”.  Rule of thumb: A web page should be designed to offer information consisely. Provide your users with the basics then give them links to more depth and detail.  Not every user wants every piece of information all at once. If you are providing a lot of information, break it up into more pages.  That way, if the user wants more info they can choose to click on the link provided.

Paula