http://www.techne-eikon.com/design/the-minimalist-web Web 2.0, Emerging Trends and Internet Media Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:12:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.techne-eikon.com/design/the-minimalist-web/comment-page-1#comment-69 Fishgun Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:06:28 +0000 http://www.techne-eikon.com/?p=170#comment-69 One of the greatest skills of a good graphic designer is knowing what to leave out. The use of "white space" - for that read any blank area without graphics or text can be essential in leading your viewer around a page or to emphasise elements of your message and has been employed to great effect within the print industry for years. Web design has always missed this point, seeking to cram in as many elements as possible in the hope that some of it sticks. I think it is high time web designers - many of whom have little or no graphical training - paid attention to this key element of design. Less most definitely CAN be more. One of the greatest skills of a good graphic designer is knowing what to leave out. The use of “white space” – for that read any blank area without graphics or text can be essential in leading your viewer around a page or to emphasise elements of your message and has been employed to great effect within the print industry for years. Web design has always missed this point, seeking to cram in as many elements as possible in the hope that some of it sticks. I think it is high time web designers – many of whom have little or no graphical training – paid attention to this key element of design. Less most definitely CAN be more.

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