http://deyalexander.com.au/blog Research, ideas, opinions and examples of good and bad web content... because good content matters! Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:05:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today I was asked if I knew of any published research on the impact of right-justified text, particularly on users with cognitive impairments.  Off the top of my head, I couldn't think of any. I generally advise people to avoid full justification of text online because: Research indicates it slows reading speed ... http://deyalexander.com.au/blog/2009/04/16/impact-of-fully-justified-text/ Just read Jakob Nielsen's article on writing links to ensure they work well when read online. In summary, he recommends: Beef up the first 11 characters of the link text Use specific, meaninful, action-oriented terms Use plain language Clearly differentiate links The advice is based on testing truncated links from a broad range of sites ... http://deyalexander.com.au/blog/2009/04/08/writing-links-for-scan-readers/