rivers

Because justified text attempts to fill the
entire designated measure, it must
produce irregular word spacing. Rivers
are the unfortunate result of a
combination of loose word spacing and
short line lengths in a block of justified
text. Beware the rushing waters!

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rags

Rag is the pattern formed by line breaks
in a block of text.

A good rag should appear like the edge
of a torn piece of paper. Each line of text
should break in a different place.

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lifeblood of communication with wild west energy and an outlaw]
mentality that does little more than draw attention to its stylized, [
superficial self. What is new today, will prove to be little more
than the flash of a pixel tomorrow. These renegade types like to]
smash together in an almost ritualistic demonstration
of disregard towards order and clarity.

good rag

A bad rag Is the result of line breaks that
form general concave, convex or angular
shapes

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lifeblood of communication with wild west energy and an
outlaw mentality that does little more than draw attention

to its stylized, superficial self. What is new today, will prove to \
be little more than the flash of a pixel tomorrow. These renegade
types like to smash together in an almost ritualistic demonstration
of disregard towards order and clarity.

bad rag

widows

A widow Is a single word at the end of a
paragraph that sits all by itself on a single
line. One should never trust a smiling
(widow.)

widow

orphans

An orphan Is a single word, or short line,
at the end of a paragraph that is pushed
to the top of the next column or page and
sits all by Itself on a single line. This
unfortunate situation must be avoided at

all costs.

orphan

There are several clues to look for when stamping out
typographic crime. If found, immediate action is required under

the typographic penal code, a.k.a. Rules of Thumb.

READABILITY

Readability

The past 550 years of printing has
revealed some conclusions on legibility.
For example, a roman typeface is more
legible than Its other styles such as italic,
all capitals and condensed.

roman

italic

ALL CAPITALS

Read me! I am a line of serifed text.

Read me! I am a line of sans serif text.

Typefaces with serifs are considered to
be more legible than sans serif typefaces.
Serifs aid in distinguishing letters from
one another, and they force letters to stay
a set distance apart. The orientation of
serifs also facilitate a horizontal, left-to-
right, reading direction.

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READABILITY is another dangerous term that is traditionally
measured by the degree of clarity and ease with which a
collection of characters can be read. Readability depends on

legibility, but involves more complex—nonphysical—attributes.
The form and behavior a character assumes, and the manner
in which characters interact with one another, contribute to

the readability of a message.