Application of the White Space Principles

Using the elements I discussed in the previous post regarding white space, I looked at The New York Times online to see how these elements are used and how effective they are. The articles of most importance are placed in the center of the page and the headlines are in a large, bold font that is in a blue text to make it stand out from the black body text. A one inch margin is on the left and right side of the screen but there is little sinkage since the top of the screen is used for advertisements and the title. Overall, the placement appears clean and organized since the reader can easily distinguish the topic headlines and the subheadings on the page.

The designers use a flush-left/ragged right setting which is common in newspapers. This allows even word spacing and helps with the readiblity for a page that contains a large amount of information. The amount of leading also assists in the readiblity since there is enough white space between lines to keep the reader's eyes moving along the page.

I think the New York Times is a good example of how a designer can take a large amount of text and apply the priciples of font and spacing to make the piece reader friendly.