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That one time a client in Portland taught me about negative space by moving nothing
She sat with me for 20 minutes just shifting empty areas around the canvas without touching a single element, and it made the whole design breathe better, has anyone else had a client who taught you something unexpected like that?
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webb.stella1mo ago
The real lesson here is that negative space isn't just about design, it's about trust. Most clients want to fill every inch with something because they're scared of looking like they didn't get their money's worth. But that client trusted the emptiness to do the heavy lifting, which is rare. It's like when a photographer leaves a huge sky in a portrait and the person looks bigger somehow. That kind of thinking can spill into how you live your life too, like leaving empty time in your schedule instead of cramming every minute. Feels like she was teaching you a whole philosophy about breathing room, not just a design trick.
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michaelcoleman1mo ago
Wait, she actually paid extra for LESS stuff on the poster?
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