And without also having text support for your map, those visitors will be forced to leave. This is perfectly fine, to a reasonable point, to create balance. Pages with too much white space are just as ugly as overly cramped text. But make sure those space graphics are appropriate and that they do not distract from the page's purpose. And be consistent with the type of images you choose.
Consistency adds style.
Using Space Get rid of all unnecessary space in your code. The key word there is unnecessary . But putting four or five lines of space or using spaces inside tags simply increases the length of the page and makes the code harder to read. Leaving the space between the A and the HREF is fine because it distinguishes the HREF from say a NAME tag. But there is no reason for having the spaces around the equals sign, it is always consistent.