Here we are to save the day!

[pbray]

As seen on sylvia_rachel's blog, the Design Police's Visual Enforcement Kit.

Awesome.

Comments

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

My work here is done. ::bows::

[pbray.livejournal.com]

You are officially Queen for the Day of the Intrawebs.

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

grr. Wouldn't post.
I could have used these the other day. I actually gave up on a book, which I almost never do. One of the myriad problems was that it kept changing fonts. I mean, you'd be reading a page and half in 12pt, then it would drop to 8pt. Then back to 12pt, back to 8pt.... um, eyestrain, anyone?

I second your queendom!

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

OMG really?! Who published this monstrosity?

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Bittersea Publications, they're called.
Since the only hit on Google is actually this particular one, I am wondering... on the copyright page, it says Atlas Books. They appear to be a book packager.

Well, further examination leads me to a combination of self and vanity, on account they advertise "printing services" but list no prices (even Vantage lists priced in their ads!) and seem to offer a lot of additional "services."

This was in a goody back, so... (shrugs.)

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

Well, that explains it, I guess. I bet you're glad you didn't pay money for that :D

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Totally.

[larryhammer]

Excellent. The stuff I edit produced by my department doesn't have these problems as we strictly enforce our templates, but much of the material created by others can get pretty bad. Thank you, Microsoft Word for enabling "creative" designs. NOT.

---L.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

The only thing better would be a way to "sticky" these comments to poorly designed websites.

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you could manage it with Photoshop and a little judicious hacking.
Which I know you aren't capable of...(looks anywhere but pbray's face.)