Text alignment: Left vs. Justified

The two more commons way of text alignment: Left vs. Justified alignment. What´s your preference?

#6

Left alignment

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  1. Anonymous [1714] argued:
    11-3-2010 | 4:08 pm

    Nicer and more professional

  2. Anonymous [1714] argued:
    10-26-2009 | 10:56 am

    when left is preferable over justified

  3. Anonymous [1714] argued:
    6-21-2009 | 8:27 pm

    My eyes know where is the next word supposed to be.

  4. Jason Coleman [1] argued:
    4-29-2009 | 4:06 pm

    Easier to read. Don’t have to double-check for funny-spaced lines or bad hyphenation.

  5. Mike Cherim [1] argued:
    3-2-2009 | 6:16 pm

    Simple: It’s easier to read.

  6. Ramsha [1] argued:
    10-25-2008 | 5:34 am

    Because there’s no ugly extra and uneven space, and it allows for easier and better scanning of text because the size of each line is relatively different.

#7

Justified alignment

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  1. Brian [2] argued:
    4-27-2014 | 10:04 pm

    Always, imho. Looks cleaner.

  2. Denis [67] argued:
    10-13-2009 | 1:16 am

    Looks so much better.

  3. TdC [1] argued:
    7-25-2009 | 11:14 am

    It is just a question of symmetry. There is beauty and order in it. To me, the lack of alignment in a text indicates that the person writing is somewhat slovenly and disorganised, or the text is a draft and not the final thing.

  4. Anonymous [1714] argued:
    7-9-2009 | 5:15 pm

    Neat and clean!

  5. Anonymous [1714] argued:
    3-30-2009 | 4:34 am

    I’m not sure, but it seems more even than the left alignment. Maybe, if the left alignment example had some more balance with the ending lines.
    By balanced, I mean on lines almost hits the edge while the other edge recedes and it alternates, but that’s not exactly possible without a lot of work…

  6. Anonymous [1714] argued:
    11-18-2008 | 11:09 am

    Consistent text look is easier to read

  7. Lik [4] argued:
    10-31-2008 | 6:19 pm

    Cos the spacing makes it easier to read, and the lines have equal length, giving the text an even beautiful look.

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