Archive for the 'Typo' Category

I realize that the Photoshop Disasters site already does a good job of pointing out terribly obvious design errors in our world, but I wanted to help the cause by displaying the banner I saw at the top of a certain social networking site.
Is everyone having trouble with the letter N these days?
Financial freedom is one of my goals for the summer, and by that I mean getting rid of all my debts. Mind you, I don’t have much but there’s enough to make me uneasy. I was a mere $200 from paying off my credit cards and then I had to pay for a root canal and a filling which put me back another few hundred bucks.
I’m also slowly paying back a hospital bill for my minor shoulder injury a few months back. MRIs are not cheap, so avoid any muscular damage at all costs. In fact, if you’re going to spend any kind of money consider investing in a large bubble to live in. That way you’ll avoid most injuries and you’ll be the most popular kid on the block. Oh, and you can race hamsters who roam in plastic bubbles and brag that you beat that guy fair and square.
I like to think that once I’m done paying off that credit card I’ll shred it to tiny specs and then never put anything on credit ever again. And then when I’m all grown up and ready to buy a new house or car I’ll be able to pay with a suitcase full of money attached to some bodyguard’s wrist. Strangers like that sort of thing.

Whoever prepared the above pumpkin loaf was so eager to do a little circle over the i that they forgot to add a p.

Saw this car on the highway. The most offensive thing on it is right under the license plate.
Something that brings me a bit of joy is finding typos in Chinese Food menus, magazine articles, and different forms of advertising. Here’s one that I spotted today. I’m sure I can find more and make a little series of it. I’ll even add a new category to Sketchism just for it. So here’s number one…
A lot of people tend to confuse your and you’re. This guy couldn’t choose, so he omitted the second half altogether.









