Comments on: Success in Design Originality…Don't Copy Me Bro! http://www.dtelepathy.com/blog/telepathy/success-in-design-originality-dont-copy-me-bro Design makes a difference - Committed to being designers of the web, we create experiences that deliver results. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:09:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick Lee http://www.dtelepathy.com/blog/telepathy/success-in-design-originality-dont-copy-me-bro#comment-1293 Rick Lee Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:59:40 +0000 http://www.dtelepathy.com/blog/?p=4974#comment-1293 I do understand the wishful thinking of matching the success of the big boys by simply copying their design... heck I wish I could just copy Amazon and become a bazillionair too. What it comes down to is copying is easier than "stealing". Sometimes it's tough to go the extra mile and really try to come up with a design or interaction that's effective for the client, but it's worth doing to get better results for the client and more importantly improve your own skills. You're right that I would rather people say my design is "original", but to be honest, I'm more interested if the design was effective for the client. If certain aspects of your design are similar to an established site, it's totally fine. It's not always necessary to re-invent the wheel, but it's important to at least take a second to see if you can do it better. I do understand the wishful thinking of matching the success of the big boys by simply copying their design… heck I wish I could just copy Amazon and become a bazillionair too. What it comes down to is copying is easier than “stealing”. Sometimes it’s tough to go the extra mile and really try to come up with a design or interaction that’s effective for the client, but it’s worth doing to get better results for the client and more importantly improve your own skills.

You’re right that I would rather people say my design is “original”, but to be honest, I’m more interested if the design was effective for the client. If certain aspects of your design are similar to an established site, it’s totally fine. It’s not always necessary to re-invent the wheel, but it’s important to at least take a second to see if you can do it better.

]]> By: TwitterBackgrounds http://www.dtelepathy.com/blog/telepathy/success-in-design-originality-dont-copy-me-bro#comment-1292 TwitterBackgrounds Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:10:07 +0000 http://www.dtelepathy.com/blog/?p=4974#comment-1292 I agree with the fact that a website that is a design copy of a successful one, will not automatically yield the same success and business results. I don't even know why people think that. There must be a winning concept and a good marketing strategy behind it. And what is the merit when you copy a website, wouldn't you rather have people say "wow, that's an original and well thought design". This post was really interesting. You pointed out some interesting things. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I agree with the fact that a website that is a design copy of a successful one, will not automatically yield the same success and business results. I don’t even know why people think that. There must be a winning concept and a good marketing strategy behind it. And what is the merit when you copy a website, wouldn’t you rather have people say “wow, that’s an original and well thought design”. This post was really interesting. You pointed out some interesting things. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

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