Hidden Easter Eggs

Occasionally in my work, I’ll add a hidden surprise relevant to the content (sometimes not), that often goes unnoticed. Most of the time I do it for my own amusement and never mention it to anyone. This article on new baseball tech at Mizzou is one of my personal favorites. During the process of meticulously drawing the circuit board headline treatment, I included small components labeled with ballplayers’ initials and their numbers for the entire roster. I like to think an astute reader on that year’s team, or most likely his parents, made the connection. I do know the father of the player pictured was thrilled — he reached out for assistance in producing a poster of the spread. Reactions like that never get old.