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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 27th October 2014

Dilbert//9326, first published twelve years ago on Monday 27th October 2014


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advertising, deception, graphic design, graphic designers, marketing, a_b testing, design options, skill set, random behavior, talent, secrets, business


Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Graphic Designer

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

GRAPHIC DESIGNER I'LL DO SOME A-B TESTING WITH THE DESIGN OPTIONS YOU PROVIDED.

INTERESTINGLY, THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T PREDICT WHICH DESIGN WILL PERFORM BEST MEANS YOUR SKILL SET IS MOSTLY RANDOM BEHAVIOR THAT YOU PACKAGE AS TALENT.

THIS WORKS BETTER IF I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Skill Set"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green shirt and red sweater, engaging in a conversation with a graphic designer.

  • Dilbert requests that the designer conduct A-B testing with the design options provided.
  • The designer responds that he cannot predict which design will perform best, as it depends on the designer's skill set, which is mostly random behavior that he packages as talent.
  • Dilbert remarks that this works better if he is the only one who knows that.

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