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I laughed when I read the complaint about the "embarrassing lack of spaces"... Add the generous amount of space any fancy à la page UI needs and try to keep the

I laughed when I read the complaint about the "embarrassing lack of spaces"... Add the generous amount of space any fancy à la page UI needs and try to keep the all the functionality these apps have, you'll need way more than a 4k screen for it to fit the screen. No, less is not always better.

TeMPOraL 12y ago
> Add the generous amount of space any fancy à la page UI needs and try to keep the all the functionality these apps have, you'll need way more than a 4k screen for it to fit the screen. Exactly. Reading Tufte's books I learned that if you are aiming for actually useful instead of just pretty, you'll end up with denser information display.
tablet 12y ago
So you think this is OK? http://cl.ly/image/0a0r1P1m0b2U http://cl.ly/image/0a0r1P1m0b2U
- smcl 12y ago
  I don't think that is quite what the parent was referring to. I think it was more "space" as in "have a clean simple uncluttered UI with ample padding around the edges" (see point 3 here: https://medium.com/@erikdkennedy/7-rules-for-creating-gorgeous-ui-part-1-559d4e805cda?hn=1 https://medium.com/@erikdkennedy/7-rules-for-creating-gorgeo...) not literally a lack of   spaces between elements.
  - tablet 12y ago
    I mean exactly that in the article. Spaces between forms and labels.
    - smcl 12y ago
      Ah sorry, I take that back then
- lultimouomo 12y ago
  I obviously meant general page whitespace; but you are right, the particular sentence I quoted was referring to the screenshot you posted, in which there is gratuitous (and horrific) lack of space. I still think that my comment is appropriate for the general stance of the article, but the downvotes were undeserved (I upvoted you, for that matter)
ocdtrekkie 12y ago
Whitespace is downright inefficient. If I bought a screen with over 2 million pixels in it, any one of those not serving information or functional elements is wasted electricity. If I wanted whitespace, I'd get a 800x600 screen from the 90s, and create a border around it with white paper. Lot more power efficient, same effect.

TeMPOraL 12y ago

> Add the generous amount of space any fancy à la page UI needs and try to keep the all the functionality these apps have, you'll need way more than a 4k screen for it to fit the screen. Exactly. Reading Tufte's books I learned that if you are aiming for actually useful instead of just pretty, you'll end up with denser information display.

tablet 12y ago

So you think this is OK? http://cl.ly/image/0a0r1P1m0b2U http://cl.ly/image/0a0r1P1m0b2U

smcl 12y ago
I don't think that is quite what the parent was referring to. I think it was more "space" as in "have a clean simple uncluttered UI with ample padding around the edges" (see point 3 here: https://medium.com/@erikdkennedy/7-rules-for-creating-gorgeous-ui-part-1-559d4e805cda?hn=1 https://medium.com/@erikdkennedy/7-rules-for-creating-gorgeo...) not literally a lack of   spaces between elements.
- tablet 12y ago
  I mean exactly that in the article. Spaces between forms and labels.
  - smcl 12y ago
    Ah sorry, I take that back then
lultimouomo 12y ago
I obviously meant general page whitespace; but you are right, the particular sentence I quoted was referring to the screenshot you posted, in which there is gratuitous (and horrific) lack of space. I still think that my comment is appropriate for the general stance of the article, but the downvotes were undeserved (I upvoted you, for that matter)

ocdtrekkie 12y ago

Whitespace is downright inefficient. If I bought a screen with over 2 million pixels in it, any one of those not serving information or functional elements is wasted electricity. If I wanted whitespace, I'd get a 800x600 screen from the 90s, and create a border around it with white paper. Lot more power efficient, same effect.