Whitespace – (negative space) Empty space on a page Whitespace is needed to stop webpages looking cluttered and hard to read. Provides ‘visual relief’ and organisation.

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Active white space: Space that's deliberately left blank to better structure the page and emphasize different areas of content. Passive white space: Empty space around the outside of the page or blank areas inside the content that result from a poor design. Not enough whitespace

Task – point out where the passive and active whitespace is and where there is not enough. Then swap with a friend to discuss your ideas.

Good use of whitespace.

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