Oscars snafu as a case study

I didn’t watch the Oscars, I don’t have cable, and even I heard about the Best Picture snafu.

This essay shows how the winner cards could have been better designed to help presenters identify immediately when they’re given a wrong card and could have prevented the embarrassment. It’s a brilliant example of how important information structure and design are in communicating with words, and the essay describes a few simple principles for all content creators.