White Space - Sometimes Too Much is Just Right.

How to Review What You Very Seldom Use

I know I mentioned this before, but since no one is reading this, I'll mention it again.  I don't use much of the internet.  I don't read other people's blogs.  I don't have a Facebook page and refuse to learn what is going on in my friends' lives by accessing theirs.  I use the internet to shop.  I also use it to watch TV shows, and keep abreast of newly released Asian martial arts movies, manga and anime.  

So when I was asked to find six web pages and compare their white space, I was a bit challenged.  Here are my offerings:

Three good uses of white space in websites:
(click on thumbnails to see pertinent notes)

Walmart

The Onion

Google

Three not-so-good uses of white space:
(Click on thumbnails to see pages with notes.)

Prairieland Herbs

Brushy Mountain Bees

Amazon

I know you may find my assessments a little bi=polar.  Why did I find a page full of white space more balanced than one with only a few gaps?  To me the key is whether the white space was balanced, and whether its use served the purpose of the page.