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ragged right

In typography, non-uniform text at the right margin, such as the text you're reading.

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Smiles by Design (Center for Cosmetic Denstisty)--Colorful without being flamboyant; effective use of "before & after" photos, which are at the heart of this dental practice; pleasing use of circles in the "9 Risk Factors" feature on page 2; effective use of informal ragged right column design and use of white space; color and headlines help lead readers to various features; informative content, with plenty of self-help features, is complemented by pleasing graphics, color and points of entry; pleasing overall impression and easy to read-and pleasant to look at.

Who won what--editorial and design

Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia (Penguin, pounds 30) is not at all daunting in a Britannica way - it's a single volume of 687 pages, clearly laid out in ragged right double columns with elegant entrynames in large, grey-tint type.

CULTURE : Jazz Diary: Christmas with a twist and all that jazz

The book would have benefited from smaller chunks--and thus more bold headings, space between paragraphs, ragged right margins, and a less formal system for the headings.