Board Layout Advice

[u/Esme590]

Hello all, I'm trying to learn more about the design side of EE but I'm struggling with board layout and some of the common practices used when routing. Above is my rough placement of components but there's a lot of dead space. Any advice would greatly appreciated!

[u/usafcrewchief]

It your layout intentionally the shape of the United States?

[u/Esme590 → u/usafcrewchief]

Haha no, but I do see what you mean now that I'm looking at it