May 20th, 2007

Comic: Jakob Who?

by Joshua Porter  |   9 Comments

Jakob Who?

Comments ( 9 Responses so far )

1.  Fred Oliveira on May 20th, 2007 (Comment) #

Exactly. The title pretty much sums it up, Joshua.

2.  Seyora on May 20th, 2007 (Comment) #

Hohoho, the funny thing is, I’ve played the role of the blue guy so many times :/

3.  Noah Mittman on May 20th, 2007 (Comment) #

This is a good thing. Jakob’s work should edify those who understand how to interpret and apply it, and not be the sweeping edicts that some graphic designers took them to be.

4.  Jermayn Parker on May 20th, 2007 (Comment) #

Totally agree as I think he is over rated myself

5.  RayAna on May 21st, 2007 (Comment) #

this is hilarious — i was recently questioning Jakob’s authority on web design after skimming thru one of his (exorbitantly expensive) books. some of the things he says makes sense but I hope people know not to hinge their design principles on this guy’s every word.

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6.  Rajesh Talageri on May 22nd, 2007 (Comment) #

I totally agree with RayAna. I’d like to add that with changing trends and looking at the folksonomic growth. As designers let us also use our own intellect, experience & research to judge what is best for a site or application.

7.  Manuel on May 30th, 2007 (Comment) #

I agree with green guy. Who is Jacob?
hahaha, Nice one keep up the good work.

8.  Mark Hallsberg on June 14th, 2007 (Comment) #

The crowd attacks Jakob Nielsen: http://digg.com/design/Jakob_Nielsen_gets_attacked_by_the_crowd

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