Ken Hiebert - On White Space

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

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

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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.

Space is a human need, and the experience of space is typically an exhilarating one.

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

White space is the lungs of the layout. It’s not there for aesthetic reasons. It’s there for physical reasons.

An internationally renowned British graphic designer.

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