Whitespace, or negative space, is an important design resource that exists between objects and content. While whitespace is often seen as empty or wasted space, it actually helps define objects and content by creating separation. Properly utilizing whitespace can help resolve conflicts between elements on a page and improve readability.

1. whitespace
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2. whitespace is an all too often forgotten
design resource

3. whitespace is also called the negative space

4. between
whitespace is the space between what you see

5. whitespace is defined by the objects inside

6. whitespace is defined by the objects inside

7. whitespace is not necessarily white

8. in this example, whitespace and content are in conflict

9. one small difference solves the conflict

10. but, is whitespace a wasted space?

11. no. if you fill it completely, you lose all content