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seen.to · 26-02-2005, 11:18

Jakob demonstrates to the deaf community how to say his name in sign language at the recent launch of his new book:

Web Accessibility: Nielsen Knows Everything Really.

(yeah I know it's badly done but I got to get to bed sometime)

seen.to · 28-02-2005, 13:14

Guess it was just me, with the aid of my good friends Jack Daniels & Johnny Walker, that found this vaguely ammusing then.

nakedintruder · 01-03-2005, 06:33

What's wrong with Nielsen?

Stickman · 01-03-2005, 06:35

http://useit.com

nakedintruder · 01-03-2005, 06:37

haha, yeh I've been!

Q2: What do you think is wrong with Nielsen? :p

Narate · 01-03-2005, 06:47

A2: Hes a balding tosser

nakedintruder · 01-03-2005, 06:51

nakedintruder · 01-03-2005, 09:07

Anyone?.. No?...Nielsen

...Why do we not like Nielsen?

Anyone..? No...? Nielsen

seen.to · 01-03-2005, 15:56

He's a wanker.

Lives up his own arse. Talks about great Web design and has an ugly piece of shit of a Web site. And is the love child of Marjorie Dawes and a toilet seat.

seen.to · 01-03-2005, 21:08

Oh yeah and he goes on about usability but how usable is his own donkey testicle of a site? (no offence meant to donkey testicles)

Sure it may be good for blind people (since they don't have to look at the pathetic effort) but what good for those of us with eyes? Has the man, and I use the term loosely, ever heard of columns? Does he know how horrible it is to read a page of text at full screen width?

Doesn't he know that you really should have some kind of navigation on a site if you want it to be useable, rather than a mass of text links running all over the place.

hawken · 01-03-2005, 22:14

for one, his homepage is totally unreadable according to studies of how much text people can read in one line, my screen is 1440 pixels wide. I think the standard is 468 or something sensible. Although try telling this to anyone who knows it all about accessability and they just don't get it - ranting that their site meets all standards and works on the commodore amiga.

at least his homepage doesn't look like its for selling water purifing products or pantyliners, huh seen.to?

I do agree with you, he's seen as a nonce. But why, if hes so stupid, does he give regualr talks, advise large corporations for top dollar and write books that sell in good quantities? I think web designers don't like him is just because everyone at heart is a know it all, and when it comes to web he's up against stiff competition of know it alls.

nakedintruder · 02-03-2005, 07:20

He admits in one of his books he has no skills in making things look nice, hence the lame site, but one of his recommendations is to have consistent navigation.

I don't agree with everything he says, but he's right when he says there's too much "design bloat" and marketing jargon on websites, and not enough clear communication.

oli · 02-03-2005, 07:35

He had a point back in the day when websites were shit , why's he still here though

nakedintruder · 02-03-2005, 08:21

because those same issues still apply

seen.to · 02-03-2005, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawken

at least his homepage doesn't look like its for selling water purifing products or pantyliners, huh seen.to?

You think my site looks like it's selling one of those things?

If so, do you want to buy some pantyliners - only slightly used.

26-02-2005, 11:18	#1 (permalink)
seen.to unusual suspect ™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DE, USA Posts: 3,067	Web Accessibility: Nielsen Knows Everything Really Jakob demonstrates to the deaf community how to say his name in sign language at the recent launch of his new book: Web Accessibility: Nielsen Knows Everything Really. (yeah I know it's badly done but I got to get to bed sometime) __________________ [[proverbs and quotes]] [[blog]] [[work]] [[photowebby - some photo's by me]]

28-02-2005, 13:14	#2 (permalink)
seen.to unusual suspect ™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DE, USA Posts: 3,067	Guess it was just me, with the aid of my good friends Jack Daniels & Johnny Walker, that found this vaguely ammusing then. __________________ [[proverbs and quotes]] [[blog]] [[work]] [[photowebby - some photo's by me]]

01-03-2005, 06:51	#7 (permalink)
nakedintruder www.nakedintruder.com Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire Posts: 383	hehe

01-03-2005, 15:56	#9 (permalink)
seen.to unusual suspect ™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DE, USA Posts: 3,067	He's a wanker. Lives up his own arse. Talks about great Web design and has an ugly piece of shit of a Web site. And is the love child of Marjorie Dawes and a toilet seat. __________________ [[proverbs and quotes]] [[blog]] [[work]] [[photowebby - some photo's by me]]

01-03-2005, 21:08	#10 (permalink)
seen.to unusual suspect ™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DE, USA Posts: 3,067	Oh yeah and he goes on about usability but how usable is his own donkey testicle of a site? (no offence meant to donkey testicles) Sure it may be good for blind people (since they don't have to look at the pathetic effort) but what good for those of us with eyes? Has the man, and I use the term loosely, ever heard of columns? Does he know how horrible it is to read a page of text at full screen width? Doesn't he know that you really should have some kind of navigation on a site if you want it to be useable, rather than a mass of text links running all over the place. __________________ [[proverbs and quotes]] [[blog]] [[work]] [[photowebby - some photo's by me]]

01-03-2005, 06:33	#3 (permalink)
nakedintruder www.nakedintruder.com Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire Posts: 383	What's wrong with Nielsen?

01-03-2005, 06:35	#4 (permalink)
Stickman Dr. Lucien Sanchez Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Posts: 5,563	http://useit.com

01-03-2005, 06:37	#5 (permalink)
nakedintruder www.nakedintruder.com Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire Posts: 383	haha, yeh I've been! Q2: What do you think is wrong with Nielsen? :p

01-03-2005, 06:47	#6 (permalink)
Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,272	A2: Hes a balding tosser

01-03-2005, 09:07	#8 (permalink)
nakedintruder www.nakedintruder.com Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire Posts: 383	Anyone?.. No?...Nielsen ...Why do we not like Nielsen? Anyone..? No...? Nielsen

01-03-2005, 22:14	#11 (permalink)
hawken Cornish Pasty Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 2,868	for one, his homepage is totally unreadable according to studies of how much text people can read in one line, my screen is 1440 pixels wide. I think the standard is 468 or something sensible. Although try telling this to anyone who knows it all about accessability and they just don't get it - ranting that their site meets all standards and works on the commodore amiga. at least his homepage doesn't look like its for selling water purifing products or pantyliners, huh seen.to? I do agree with you, he's seen as a nonce. But why, if hes so stupid, does he give regualr talks, advise large corporations for top dollar and write books that sell in good quantities? I think web designers don't like him is just because everyone at heart is a know it all, and when it comes to web he's up against stiff competition of know it alls. __________________ my blog & portfolio sexy combined package Last edited by hawken : 01-03-2005 at 22:36.

02-03-2005, 07:20	#12 (permalink)
nakedintruder www.nakedintruder.com Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire Posts: 383	He admits in one of his books he has no skills in making things look nice, hence the lame site, but one of his recommendations is to have consistent navigation. I don't agree with everything he says, but he's right when he says there's too much "design bloat" and marketing jargon on websites, and not enough clear communication.

02-03-2005, 07:35	#13 (permalink)
oli I Call Shenanigans™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England. Posts: 9,973	He had a point back in the day when websites were shit , why's he still here though

02-03-2005, 08:21	#14 (permalink)
nakedintruder www.nakedintruder.com Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire Posts: 383	because those same issues still apply

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