The importance of white space in web design is often overlooked. Here is a good article explaining some of the basics of design, all of which are very relevant to web design.
 
I found this particularly interesting. Look how the design on the left looks much cheaper than the one on the right.

http://thinkvitamin.com/features/white-space-how-to-get-it-right/

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