diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
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--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 version 0.17 (xx Jan 2012)
  - changed the footer algorithm of style casual to avoid starting lines with
  the footer symbol.
+ - aligned the space before and after the title across styles.
+ - added an optional title to the casual style.
 
 version 0.16 (15 Jan 2012)
  - added starred versions of \section and \subsection (that are identical to their
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diff --git a/moderncvstylecasual.sty b/moderncvstylecasual.sty
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--- a/moderncvstylecasual.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylecasual.sty
@@ -95,12 +95,15 @@
        {\color{color1}\framebox{\includegraphics[width=\@photowidth]{\@photo}}}}}%
   \usebox{\maketitlepicturebox}%
   \newlength{\maketitlepicturewidth}\settowidth{\maketitlepicturewidth}{\usebox{\maketitlepicturebox}}%
-  \parbox[b]{\textwidth-\maketitlepicturewidth}{\raggedleft\namefont{\color{color2!50}\@firstname} {\color{color2}\@familyname}}\\[-.35em]% alternate design: \MakeLowercase and no space
-  {\color{color2!50}\rule{\textwidth}{.25ex}\\[2.5em]}%
+  \parbox[b]{\textwidth-\maketitlepicturewidth}{%
+    \raggedleft\namefont{\color{color2!50}\@firstname} {\color{color2}\@familyname}}\\[-.35em]% alternate design: \MakeLowercase and no space
+  {\color{color2!50}\rule{\textwidth}{.25ex}}%
+% optional title
+  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\\[1.25em]\raggedleft\titlestyle{\@title}}\\[2.5em]%
 % optional quote
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@quote}}%
     {}%
-    {{\centering{}\begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}\centering\quotestyle{\@quote}\end{minipage}\\[2.5em]}}%
+    {{\centering\begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}\centering\quotestyle{\@quote}\end{minipage}\\[2.5em]}}%
   \par}% to avoid weird spacing bug at the first section if no blank line is left after \maketitle