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A reference to the mishap at the Oscars I assume.

• aspenmayer 3y ago
  I guess I still don’t understand OP then, as the presumptive cause of that mishap was the design of the envelopes text being hard to read; if anything, having a sign that clearly says “fire extinguisher inside” alongside iconography is better than simply having vague icons. In fact, I’m further confused by the La La Land reference, as the Academy redesigned the envelopes specifically to avoid this issue arising again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Academy_Awards#Best_Picture_announcement_error https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Academy_Awards#Best_Pictu... > The design of the envelopes could have been a factor. The envelopes were redesigned this year to feature red paper with gold lettering that specified the award enclosed, rather than gold paper with dark lettering. That could have made the lettering harder to read. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, not PwC, is responsible for the design and procurement of the envelopes. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/business/media/pwc-oscars-best-picture.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/business/media/pwc-oscars... https://web.archive.org/web/20170228032107/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/business/media/pwc-oscars-best-picture.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170228032107/https://www.nytim...