In the film industry we are always looking at others for inspiration. Every film has thousands of images of all kinds of subjects that help inform the look of a film during the process of design.
excellent explanation Morna. as an industrial designer, the times i’ve designed alone [without referencing other products] i’ve received comments that the concepts seem uninspired. and that’s because they were. take inspiration, especially with a wide net. you’ve only stolen a design or an idea if the end result is the same. appropriation, for the most part, is key to human progression.
I'm an quite new UX UI designer working for emerging industries making gen-z app design , i like to take inspiration from quite random things and spend time pondering through design before picking up pen and start the final design, its already be in my head from the accumulation from other designs and sometimes some stuff quite very similar, my junior colleagues complaints that i plagiarise or something whjch is not true but i feel after watching this that its really homage to good design not really ripping off any existing design as it is
You really attacked the question of copying very well. By copying you learn the essence of what makes a work great and you might even learn how to make it greater and figure out weaknesses.
"Lean into and follow the things you are attracted to (cos we'll all be attracted to different things)" LAaAAAAAA ✨!!!. Great revelation! Thank you for sharing that! I found this very reassuring and liberating X
Thank you so much! I really like how you included the sections about Patents, IP, and 'Copying' not just for the sake of skill-building, but Iterating with Intention and Transforming what's already out there into something new and worthwhile. Bc ain't nothing new under the sun 🌞, but by combining and being mindful about how we connect our References / Inspo we can really evolve our goods + services. Your vids and pacing and edits are really well done, perfect depth and video length plus I like the typeface that you used at 5:12. (What's the typeface? thx) Keep it up! Love the channel and the insights into different design domains 🚀
The video highlights a great point. While designers are known for wanting to innovate, there's valuable learning in studying the work of those who came before us.
Thank you very much for the video!! I've been thinking on the very same issue for some time now, and your amazing approach to it helped me to declutter my mind around this. You definitely made my day :)
I need you to copy the "99% Invisible" episode about furniture (I think it's called 77 steps). I think it's about the equity of copying...make good design affordable.
Hello Morna What I like the most is that you are not reading from a script! I have the same book and was waiting if you'd mention it I used to sell them at the Getty museum store I never once opened it The truth is I don't read books Ever! I believe it's a kind of fobia The way I'm wired It's not easy solely relying on your ability to adapt and you're right about not wanting to copy stifled my progress as a musician in the early days What I found works well is taking someones main theme an puting it in a diferent place in your own work ie. taking a famous chorus just a s a snipet in the bridge or turning a bridge or verse you like into a chorus But its hard to replicate the impact of someone's pure and simple idea Sometimes we can't but just admire!
Hey, thanks for the complement! However, the truth is I write a script. It takes me time to figure out what I want to say and then how to frame it. I can't talk like this off the cuff. haha. I think the copying for self-discovery for an artist or musician or any other pure art form (ie. not design) is even more critical to artistic development and less likely to be a real copy. People can't copy like a factory can manufacture a replica. Even if we try to be another artist, it's actually impossible. There is too much friction. So it becomes an interesting experiment to learn about the artist we copy and ourselves, to see what comes out the other side. Interesting to hear how you apply this to music. Recently, I saw a clip of Dave Grohl talking about how he took inspiration from disco and applied it to the drums on the album Nevermind. I'm curious, have you tried listening to audio books? This is one way I've found I can learn ideas without having to sit still in one place.
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The quote “ Good Artist’s borrow, Great Artist’s steal” is usually attributed to Picasso but he probably wasn’t the first artist to say it. T.S Elliot had a version “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.” (1920), and Igor Stravinsky had his own take "A good composer does not imitate; he steals". More recently, Bansky claimed the statement and literally carved the words in stone.
Hello Morna. I am a mother from Taiwan. I have a 9 years old son. He loves to design many objects.(Sorry, my English is poor .). Especially cars. Could you please give me some advices what can I do to help my child to build the design abilities. Thank you so much.❤❤❤
Hi there, I would encourage him to develop his drawing skills. If he is interested in cars, drawing is a very important skill along with rendering which makes a drawing look like it's in 3D. Encourage him to build and make any object he is interested in. Also encourage him to take objects apart (if he wants to). Disassembling objects, (as long as it's safe) is a great way to discover how things are made and put together. Good luck!
