White Space
Did you ever participate in that crazy college pasttime of VW Beetle stuffing? Were you ever the guy on the bottom struggling for a breath of fresh air or the last one in trying to find a place to stick your left elbow so the door will close? It wasn't comfortable, was it? Imagine trying to drive the car under those conditions. Designs that try to cram too much text and graphics onto the page are uncomfortable and may be impossible to read. White space gives your design breathing room.
How to Add White Space to Your Page
Find a variety of ways you can add more white space into your design including adjusting margins, gutters, text wraps, and leading.
Find a variety of ways you can add more white space into your design including adjusting margins, gutters, text wraps, and leading.
Alley
Sometimes you have to draw a line down the middle of this white space.
Sometimes you have to draw a line down the middle of this white space.
Gutter
Are you sure you know where the gutter is?
Are you sure you know where the gutter is?
Margins
Plan your page margins - white space with a purpose.
Plan your page margins - white space with a purpose.