Oh my goodness, some of these literally made me laugh out loud. (2, 9, 11, 13 and 23). However, a good number of them were pretty horrible mistakes (such as 24 and 25.) These very clearly illustrates how incredibly important it is to make smart choices when laying pages! Edit! Have someone, or multiple people, look it over before it's sent to the press. Let's not make these mistakes in our magazine. :)
Number 6, 9, 15, 18, 23, 24 and 28 literally made me laugh out loud! I believe that the IQ level of the people in our class will be more than able to identify such mistakes before ever giving an article the OK to publish. However, for tempting fate's sake I think it is important we all have at least a couple of people give their classmates article(s) and layout(s) a once over.
P.S (so not to shoot myself in the foot with my own argument I double checked how "fate" was spelled before publishing this...that could have been awkward)
I laughed so hard! These were so funny! It's obviously important to take a holistic approach when reviewing spreads. Look page by page for spelling errors and curse words you forget to delete(?) but look at an entire spread so that you can ensure your content doesn't clash. Namely, the "My sister accidentally killed herself" ad on the left, and the "Oops" photo and graphic on the right.
At first I thought I was looking strictly at a list of parody magazines that buzzfeed had collected then, after I finished laughing, I realized that all of these mistakes were real. How horrifying! From the badly placed photos next to headlines to the misplaced ads alongside certain stories, I can't imagine being the editor once they've caught their mistakes after print. This is definitely an article that should remind our class of the general rule: proofread, proofread again, and for safety's sake, proofread one more time before printing.
Some of these are hilarious! I loved the one that said 'click here,' because as embarrassing as this is, I probably wouldn't have caught that either... oops. Also, the 'header goes here' layouts were funny to me and had me asking, "Where is the proofer?" Does someone else not check these before they go out? Makes for a really good laugh, though! :)
This is a great illustration at how vital it is to think about placement of stories and photos. I'm just surprised that noone noticed these things until after it was already published. You'd think common sense would prevent some of these errors which seem so obvious to me...but often when people are on deadlines and rushing they overlook things that seem so simple to the reader. It's essential to have someone(s) who has not been so close to the publication during the creative and editing process to look over the final project before sending to publisher. Fresh eyes that haven't been pouring over the creation for hours can help prevent some of these obvious errors.
Oh my goodness, some of these literally made me laugh out loud. (2, 9, 11, 13 and 23). However, a good number of them were pretty horrible mistakes (such as 24 and 25.) These very clearly illustrates how incredibly important it is to make smart choices when laying pages! Edit! Have someone, or multiple people, look it over before it's sent to the press. Let's not make these mistakes in our magazine. :)
ReplyDeleteNumber 6, 9, 15, 18, 23, 24 and 28 literally made me laugh out loud! I believe that the IQ level of the people in our class will be more than able to identify such mistakes before ever giving an article the OK to publish. However, for tempting fate's sake I think it is important we all have at least a couple of people give their classmates article(s) and layout(s) a once over.
ReplyDeleteP.S (so not to shoot myself in the foot with my own argument I double checked how "fate" was spelled before publishing this...that could have been awkward)
I laughed so hard! These were so funny! It's obviously important to take a holistic approach when reviewing spreads. Look page by page for spelling errors and curse words you forget to delete(?) but look at an entire spread so that you can ensure your content doesn't clash. Namely, the "My sister accidentally killed herself" ad on the left, and the "Oops" photo and graphic on the right.
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought I was looking strictly at a list of parody magazines that buzzfeed had collected then, after I finished laughing, I realized that all of these mistakes were real. How horrifying! From the badly placed photos next to headlines to the misplaced ads alongside certain stories, I can't imagine being the editor once they've caught their mistakes after print. This is definitely an article that should remind our class of the general rule: proofread, proofread again, and for safety's sake, proofread one more time before printing.
ReplyDeleteSome of these are hilarious! I loved the one that said 'click here,' because as embarrassing as this is, I probably wouldn't have caught that either... oops. Also, the 'header goes here' layouts were funny to me and had me asking, "Where is the proofer?" Does someone else not check these before they go out? Makes for a really good laugh, though! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great illustration at how vital it is to think about placement of stories and photos. I'm just surprised that noone noticed these things until after it was already published. You'd think common sense would prevent some of these errors which seem so obvious to me...but often when people are on deadlines and rushing they overlook things that seem so simple to the reader. It's essential to have someone(s) who has not been so close to the publication during the creative and editing process to look over the final project before sending to publisher. Fresh eyes that haven't been pouring over the creation for hours can help prevent some of these obvious errors.
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