Left: A comparison of over long and readable line Lengths.
Left: Digital technology allows almost limitless possibilities with text-setting styles. However when working with continuous text, .even in small amounts, it can be helpful to establish an axis to give the design structure. These diagrams show a range of variations than can be useful
The style of text setting- justified, flush left or right, centred or asymmetric together with line length, also has an effect on the readability of text. In reading any length of text, the eye is generally more comfortable in returning to a straight left-hand edge. However, small groupings of text can normally be read in most of tl1e setting styles.
justified setting (text that is aligned at bot sides) is not suitable for very small blocks of text, where ugly word spacing will occur. justification can also sometimes create difficulties with hyphenation and word spacing in longer, continuous text unless this is carefully controlled. Hyphenation at line ends can sometimes create an unnecessarily 'spotty' look and should be avoided where possible. Line length also affects how text is read. If lines of text are too long, the eye has difficulty in returning to the start of the next line. Conversely, if lines of text are too narrowly set,