Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 5th April 2013

Dilbert//8756, first published thirteen years ago on Friday 5th April 2013

Tags

designers ignorance (knowledge) black buttons black case hardware user interface normal light nerdy art package design

Official transcript

Dilbert: You designed our hardware with black buttons on a black case. The user interface will be invisible in normal light. Designer: But more important, it looks great! Dilbert: You don't know what "important"

means, do you? Designer: It sounds nerdy. I majored in art.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU DESIGNED OUR HARDWARE WITH BLACK BUTTONS ON A BLACK CASE.

THE USER INTERFACE WILL BE INVISIBLE IN NORMAL LIGHT.

BUT MORE IMPORTANT, IT LOOKS GREAT!

YOU DONT KNOW WHAT "IMPORTANT" MEANS, DO YOU?

IT SOUNDS NERDY. I MAJORED IN ART.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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