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Blatant Design Rip Offs or Just Inspiration?

Here is another list (first post here) of possible graphic design rips off. I’ll leave it up to you to decide whether these pieces are plagiarised or just inspired. The designs that were designed first are the ones on top but who knows where their inspiration came from?

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.” - Jeff Zeldman

Some resources on how to deal with plagiarism and what to do if your design gets stolen.

• What to do if someone steals your work - By far the best resource I have found on this topic even if it is based on content theft.
• Web Design Plagiarism - Tips if someone steals your web design.
• What to do when someone steals your content - Based on blog article theft. Read more »
  
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22 Blatant Graphic Design Rips Offs

Here is a list of 22 possible blatant graphic design rips off - people who have possibly plagiarised others work? (They could also have been “borrowed”, have gotten “inspiration” from or maybe even had legal right to use them?).

The “originals” are on the left or on the top.

I have given links to the “designers” (people who have used similar aspects of the design) and given links to the supposed original designers where possible.
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