Jakob Lodwick

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In light of the recent criticism and harsh words from online publications. I thought I would share my experience with Jake through the past 9 years I’ve known him, and hopefully give a different perspective from what is written about him.

- Jakes challenges you to think. He challenges you to reconsider every belief you have about the web, creativity, and life in general. To some people that may be uncomfortable, but I find it inspiring.

- He listens to your ideas with unflinching intensity. My grandfather always said, “You have 1 mouth and 2 ears, so use them proportionally”. Jake does just that.

- As long as I’ve known him, I’m always greeted with a huge smile and handshake.

- Always made me feel like the best designer in the world.

- I hope Jake doesn’t let any critic stop him from doing what he does best…surprising us.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” - Theodore Roosevelt

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Jake lived at my house for 2 months when I was 15 years old. He had brought his Sony Digital 8 with him and let me use it all the time to make all sorts of cool videos. It was during those two months that I was so inspired that I convinced myself that I needed nothing else in the world but a video camera. Needless to say I got one shortly after.

Because of him I learned so many things such as improvising, thinking unconventionally, filming videos, using Photoshop, making people laugh, and that was just in those two months. Jake inspired me beyond belief that summer, and 10 years later you can only imagine how much else I have learned from him. I would not be where I am today if it weren’t for all the things he has had to offer.