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The Design of Attention: Why Color Needs Silence
"Understanding where white space operates and what decisions it represents in each context is what turns the principle into practice."
via @_Glasp
https://tinyurl.com/249uwk2s
The color needing silence framing really lands, most designs never get quiet enough to let one decision breathe. Curious what's the biggest color call you've had to defend to a client who wanted to fill every inch instead?
Nothing comes to mind at the moment about that. But I distinctly remember when I started to learn that instinct to fill the space either with color or design elements. But that is an excellent question and something that needs to careful consideration when it comes to clients. I...
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