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December 12, 2011

Basic design

Can a graphic designer use other people's work for inspiration?

Graphic design is, in many cases, the re-expression existing ideas. In most cases, re-casting a visual metaphor you've encountered or using a combination of typefaces that seem to work well together would seem to be acceptable practice. But when does inspiration become imitation?

Jessica Hische tackled the subject recently and I'm using her thoughts as the catalyst for a continued discussion on the subject.