The Mac is Not a Typewriter

       In "The Mac is Not a Typewriter", the author aims to differentiate the capabilities of the typewriter and the Mac by outlining the vast typographic functions offered by the Mac to instruct the reader on how to skillfully manage it's many possibilities. The two sub-sections of the article I found most informative offered insight into line justification and leading.

      The information on justified text helped me because I had no prior knowledge on the negative visual effects of "overly justified" in a book design. I am able to apply this knowledge to my current project because of my overuse of justified text which consequently made visually displeasing "rivers" between my text. I found the information on leading very helpful because it emphasized a problem I had not previously taken into account, uneven line spacing, and how it is detrimental to the overall design.