Imitation is the Sincerest Form of... Theft?
Vootie (1482 pencils) | Thu, 2011-01-27 13:46Hats off to The Disciples of Design site for catching one of the more egregious recent examples of identity design appropriation. You have to wonder just what was going on in the mind of the Chinese designer who lifted the original logo for the City of Melbourne and transplanted it onto something called the Fantasia MIC Plaza. I guess he thought changing a few gradients would make all the difference, although I prefer the original. Copy or plagiarism, you decide.
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Straight up plagiarism.
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I'm going to print it out and eat it.
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Wow!
its a novelty image either way
Well, that´s clearly no coincidence.
No question. The Chinese have no problem with wholesale theft however.
Is that a wee bit of a stereotype? They don't have thieves in America and Europe?
Referring to the government - not the people. America and Europe are fairly vigilant when it comes to copyright infringement - the Chinese government is not.
But don't believe me - check into it yourself.
Yeah, just go to Google and type in "Chinese iPhone" and yeah...
Oliginal copy
Clearly the City of Melbourne needs to hire a new designer. Thumbs up to the Chinese boy for sticking to his guns... oh, wait...
(Technically the type area comprises more than 10% of the design area - and this was changed completely, so this is considered a derivative, not a copy. Anyone buy that?)
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Are you serious? This is plain theft.
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