• pyre@lemmy.world
    561·
    2 months ago

    everything is. whitespace is an important part of graphic design, especially margins. think about text that’s too close to the edge is the page or screen.

    • humorlessrepost@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      especially margins

      Since it has the background color of the QR code, it’s probably padding, not margin.

      ^someone please rescue me from frontend dev^

      • luciferofastora@lemmy.zip
        3·
        2 months ago

        Here here, have some Chai. Take a break and everything.should.be.ok

        Edit: I’ve been free from web dev too long and it shows. Don’t even know my assertions anymore.

      • pyre@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        i was speaking generally, which is why I mentioned pages as well as screens. that’s more of a web design distinction; never really heard of padding in any other context.

        but if you were to have a qr code on your website, you’re right, making it padding would make more sense since the border, real or imaginary, would be outside the quiet zone because it’s technically part of the code.

        • luciferofastora@lemmy.zip
          1·
          2 months ago

          that’s more of a web design distinction

          I think that was the point of “someone rescue me from frontend dev” - if they’re doing so much frontend design work that they instinctively get pedantic about padding vs. margin, they need help.

          • pyre@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 months ago

            yeah I know, but that’s still information out there and if anyone’s reading it’s nice to clarify. I both clarified and situationally agreed with them.