Alex White

Society has not improved the landscape by overfilling it with construction. Neither does a designer improved a page by overfilling it with content.

A cofounder of the MillerWhite School of Design and Chairman of the Type Directors Club.

Design & Arts

Design Principles
Space
White Space

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We know screen real estate is limited, and attempting to cram too much information on a page often does more harm than good.

Jakob Nielsen

A former Sun Microsystems Engineer and "The world's leading expert on Web usability" (www.useit.com).

UX Design
White Space

The level of control provided by a system should be related to the proficiency and experience levels of the people using the system.

William Lidwell

The Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston and author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design.

Design Principles
UI Design

White space is like a statuesque calm just before an ice skater begins a routine. It sets into perfect contrast animation that follows.

Kenneth J. Hiebert

A professor of graphic design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Space

Most accidents are thought to be caused by what is referred to as human error, yet most of them are actually due to design errors rather than errors of human operation.

William Lidwell

The Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston and author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design.

Design Principles
Industrial Design
UX Design

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