Fear of white space

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I’m not sure I understand what’s happening here. Is the article just those two paragraphs? Does it include the “more from” stuff that follows the two paragraphs? There is only one main header. Is there is link to the real article? I couldn’t find it, although I tried some of the mysterious icons.

&gt; As you fill empty space with information or artifacts, the perceived value of your product decreases.<p>Less is more in other words. Fascinating. I do love software that is Simple but having the power to switch into a power user type mode with much more available seems useful.

I don&#x27;t know. One thing that is interesting is that the people who depend most on the UI to make huge monetary decisions (traders) seem to absolutely minimize white space. Look for example for screenshots of trading software, and you find an attempt to maximize the amount of information that is on the screen.

The irony of this being posted on medium.com of all places with that theme is immeasurable.

White space has value in design just as it has in logos. It accentuates the other elements; allows for grouping and mental breathing space.<p>This article presents a straw man argument of two extremes, it’s a nice observation but there is no takeaway.

Ah. I really enjoyed that.