Geek & Mild by Sean Sperte

Apr 1st, 2008 Copying Concepts

Garrett Dimon on copying concepts versus stealing designs:

I have a problem when people steal visual design. Visual design is somebody’s signature, and copying it is akin to forging their professional signature.

Amen.

[…] but I strongly believe it makes sense for us, as interface creators, to be happy when we start to see appropriate reuse of our ideas.

And amen.

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