116 | thinking with type
alignment
flush left and flush right: vas: an opera in
flatland Book spread, 2002. Designer: Stephen Farrell.
Author: Steve Tomasula. In this typographic novel, texts and
images align left and right against a series of thin rules. Hanging
punctuation and boldface letters emphasize the flush edges.
Designers sometimes use the archetypal modes
of alignment in ways that emphasize their visual
qualities. Combining different types of alignment
can yield dynamic and surprising layouts.