On the LAm: LAPD Essay Contest Poster Continuity
By Ron - Friday March 03rd 2006
File Name: pio_essay.pdf
Size: 339 KB (347,769 bytes)
Type: Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Document
Wanted For: Discontinuity
The Los Angeles Police Department is conducting its third annual essay contest for local 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. Much detailed attention is paid to contest rules and requirements but take a good look at the poster image. Zoom into the file or print the pdf and see how many inconsistencies can you find.
Answers:
- PC laptop is not compatible with Mac desktop
- LED power indicator shows laptop isn’t turned on
- Selected font face is Times but displayed font isn’t
- Selected font size is 12 but displayed font is several times larger
- Left margin not aligned with text
- Text exceeding right margin limits
Bonus Points:
Did you also notice…
- The user’s desktop is a complete trainwreck?
- User is sharing music files with someone named Jennifer?
- User may be into jumbotrons and weddings?
