Should vertical justification override paragraph space before and after?

Question

I use vertical justification to line up text at the bottom of text boxes. Sometimes the text does not line up at the bottom of the text box when vertical justification has been applied. This occurs when there is a mug in the story or copy that contains paragraph space before or after. Adjusting the position of the mug fixes the problem. Removing the space before or space after fixes the problem.

I read that vertical justification overrides leading. Is it supposed to override paragraph space before and after? Is there a solution for this issue, or should I simply stop using space before and after when vertical justification will be used?

Baseline grid is turned off. There is no leading limit in place.

rob day · Accepted Answer

It seems the latter problem only occurs when the headline and body copy are in the same box.

The story on the left has the headline and body in the same box. The image on the right has the headline in a separate box. Both have a byline with p3 space after.

Seems like vertical justification for a multi column design like this would do more harm then good—mixed leading and lines that don't line up across columns.

You are not using space before or after for the text paragraphs, so all you have to do is set both the headline and the byline to span all columns. Something like this where all of the text lines are on the same baseline with equal leading.

rob day · Answer

Sometimes the text does not line up at the bottom of the text box when vertical justification has been applied.

If you include a paragraph return at the end of the last paragraph you will get the space:

Make sure the last paragraph ends with an # end of story invisible

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