Copy & Paste Design
In the creative field it’s usual to have things that inspire you, things that you like, things made by other people that you adore so much that you wish you have “DONE IT” firts. You can see that everywhere: Music Industry, Industrial Design of course….Architecture….everywhere! People and even companies (in our case car companies) copying each other and this is an issue we have to live with…
I had 5 minutes to spare this morning on my PC and accidentally I popped on this website: http://www.achatham.com/ I found the arrangement of the slides suspiciously similar to my website made by RIZN. I don’t think I can say something about the use of grey, black and cyan/blue colours on a white background, however I think this guy was quite impressed from the beautiful work of the guys at RIZN. To make it clear: I am NOT saying he is copying my sketches and designs, I just point-out the fact that his website has some really similar “design solutions” to my website.
When it comes to copying someone’s idea you can only take it as a compliment. This is the way I had to accept the work of a guy who graduated one year after me in Coventry University. On his degree show in 2006, he displayed a car that is totally different from my scale model, however the design of his car and especially the top (the rear top and the green house) was 90% according to the sketches I displayed in my book next to my model in the previous year. Moreovere, I saw him picturing with his camera EVERY single page of my book while I was there. As far as I remember he went to the Royal College for his Masters and now he is probably enjoying a successful career in the car design.
For me…I can take it only as a compliment. This is the silent but vivid proof that you’ve done something people like – something that inspired them. It means that people notice you, people want to do it like you!
Going back on the previous issue. RIZN is well known for creating amazing websites. It’s not the first time their work has been copied and it won’t be the last. They, just like me can take it only as a compliment…
I’ll leave you make your judgement.
18 December, 2008 at 12:40 pm
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23 December, 2008 at 1:22 amAnonymous
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really just get over it
31 December, 2008 at 5:16 pmBenni
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I don’t think thats copied, in a way that u can say this is from me…(or ist inspired by my website).
Every Designer knows its hard to combine pictures with many diffrent colors (how it is in a portfolio). So u use normaly black, grey, white and a strong color like neon green, blue, orange.
and the slideshow -> maybe yes maybe no
remember ur also not the first man who do something like this.
So ask him!!! But in my opinion no….
So long as he dont copie ur work its ok…
3 January, 2009 at 7:08 pmAlex Chatham
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I had never been on your website before I found, mine being linked to your blog as an example of plagarism. “I found the arrangement of the slides suspiciously similar to my website made by RIZN. I don’t think I can say something about the use of grey, black and cyan/blue colours on a white background, however I think this guy was quite impressed from the beautiful work of the guys at RIZN”. I saw your website and I found absolutely nothing similar to mine other that the use of letters to make words and the colors black grey and blue. My slideshow is suspiciously similar to a computer program called iTunes, maybe you’ve heard of it.
3 January, 2009 at 11:32 pmadmin
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Hello!
Hi Alex, sorry if my post offended you in some way. Maybe I wasn’t absolutely right about it and I owe you an apology for the post I did.
It looks like at the end of the day we all copy Apple ;))))))))
by the way…..Happy New Year man! Best!
27 June, 2009 at 3:20 amDragos Carstea
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I hate people like that. I am a designer to (I actually want to be one) and I came across your designs and ideas. It really inspires me, but that doesn’t mean I have to copy your work. I wish was something you could do about it. Appreciate your work and effort.