White Space | La importancia de los espacios blancos

De nuevo me han dejado en blanco, buenísima recopilación de documentación.

Simplicity:

• A Culture of Simplicity
  Simplicity from a philosophical standpoint.
• Keep it simple
  Why does a page look complex? A brief article about the “exciting design vs. simple design”-question.
• Keep it simple, stupid!
  Describes the importance of simplicity regarding the way human brain works.
• Simplicity: The Cobbles of the Designer’s Path
  Stepheen Van Doren about wrong and correct use of simple solutions.
• Simplicity Is Highly Overrated
  Don Norman criticizes that the simplicity and minimalism lead to less functions and decrease the total performance of products.
• The Beauty of Simplicity
  Google is simple. But how did its developers achieve it?
• The Complexity of Simplicity
  Luke Wroblewski describes a complex path to simplicity, its features and reasons, why the simple solutions are more complex than complex solutions.
• The Laws of Simplicity
  John Maeda presents 10 excerpts from his book, in which he talks about rules and principles of ‘Simplicity’.
• Wikipedia: Simplicity
  Explains what simplicity is and related information about the topic.

White Space (Negative Space):

• Design Matters: White space
  About the potential power behind Negative Space.
• ALA: Whitespace
  
  An excellent introduction to the theory and use of whitespace, by Mark Boulton
• Design Psychology
  An insight in the psychology of web design. Among other information White Space is analyzed.
• Developing the Invisible
  Luke Wroblewski gives examples of situations, in which white space is essential and explains, why it is indeed so significant.
• Finding Information on the Web: Does the Amount of Whitespace Really Matter?
  How important is White Space? “Whitespace may be better (at least from a user’s preference) than none or too much”.
• Give me my web space
  Molly E. Horzschlag gives guidelines, which can help you to reduce the complexity of your web-sites and improve its readability.
• Negative Space Tutorial
  This tutorial explains, how you can use White Space efficiently.
• On White Space in Graphic Design
  Keith Robertson about fields and areas, in which Negative Space dominates - primarily graphic design.
• Page Layout and Design for Digital Scrapbooking
  Carla Rose about the importance of White Space.
• Psychology Studies on Human Interaction
  Studies in psychology confirm: White Space improves the perception of information by 20%.
• The Importance of White space for Legibility
  This study compares 4 White Space Layouts and presents results about the influence of White Space in design.
• The value of white space
  Offers a detailed introduction in the theory of white space, with examples.
• Typography and White space
  White Space in practice: how can you guarantee an optimal legibility with CSS?
• Under The Loupe #1: White Space
  Jason Santa Maria: “Empty space serves a purpose and supports the visual integrity of a layout.”

Simplicity and White Space in Practice:

• Global White Space Reset
  Global Padding/Margin Reset in CSS-files can be used as a template for your web-projects.
• The Best Minimalist WordPress Themes
  A collection of hand-picked Wordpress-Themes, which impress with their simplicity, clarity and readability.

White Space and Simplicity: An Overview | Smashing Magazine

21 de Enero, 2007

Categorías: CSS, Diseño, Diseño Editorial, Diseño Gráfico, Diseño Web