Mastering the Power of Nothing-Introduction to White Space
Your design lives within a finite screen. There is only so much that can be said, done, and offered within that tiny box, and so every last pixel is valuable real estate.
你的設計存活在有限尺寸的螢幕裡頭，在這微小空間裡頭只有這麼多可以被描述、實作和供應，所以任何剩餘的像素是種有價值的房地產。
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Of course even amateur designers know not to overload a single page, but when it comes to exactly how much white space to include, sometimes even seasoned designers might draw a blank.
當然即使是一位業餘設計師知道不要去超載單一頁面，但是當提及要包含多少空白空間時，有時候有經驗的設計師可能也並不曉得怎麼做。
White space, or “negative space” as it’s also known – the two terms are used interchangeably – refers to any screen space between ex- isting elements. It doesn’t need to to be white, or even blank (if, for example, you’re using a patterned, colored, or textured background). Negative space creates a vacuum of content, which then draws more attention to the existing content.
「空白空間」或是也被稱為「負形空間」（這兩種名稱可以交互使用）指的是螢幕上任何現有元素間的空間。它無需要是白色或是空白（舉個例，也許您正在使用圖案化、色彩化、織紋化的背景）。負形空間創造出一種真空內容，以致於現行內容可以獲得更多關注。
In this book, we’ll discuss the how to apply one the most powerful tools in a designer’s toolbox: nothing at all. If you find this book help- ful, feel free to share with anyone else who might enjoy it.
本書我們將討論如何應用設計師工具箱裡面最重要的一項工具：一無所有。如果你發現本書很有幫助，請隨意地分享給可能會喜歡這主題的人。
Jerry Cao co-written by Kamil Zieba, Krzysztof Stryjewski, and Matt Ellis
Jerry Cao 和 Kamil Zieba、 Krzysztof Stryjewski、 Matt Ellis 共同編輯