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Developing the Invisible

By Luke Wroblewski

“What’s missing is what’s invisible: alignment and whitespace.”
“Changes in padding and alignment can negatively impact readability and obscure visual relationships that clarify how to use an interface.”
As a designer, I spend a lot of time adjusting whitespace to enable effective scanning of content. I also spend a lot of time refining alignment and padding to establish the right prioritization between user interface elements. I utilize both of these design elements to guide users through the interactions on a page.