When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Yuni Yoshida/Noh Juhan. Negative space is one of the boldest tools in a designer's ...

To understand Japanese artwork, or any style that relies heavily on its composition, it is essential to understand negative space. Thankfully, daunting as it may appear in theory, in practice it is ...

A well-designed garden can provide a beautiful and functional outside space that you can enjoy spending time in. But, how do you go about designing your garden to be calming and not one that seems ...

To get a new and different perspective, instead of painting the positive space, which includes people, objects, etc., artists sometimes paint the negative space, which is what is in between people, ...