Comments on: Network World favicon a bit too familiar? http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/network-world-favicon-a-bit-too-familiar Pragmatic design and tech Sun, 18 May 2008 10:17:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Evan http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/network-world-favicon-a-bit-too-familiar#comment-115 Evan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:46:53 +0000 http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/network-world-favicon-a-bit-too-familiar#comment-115 I'm all for simplicity, but that's ridiculous. There's a stack of 50 copies of that in my printer. Imagine if this Malevich guy got overzealous with forgery lawsuits? Modern art can be weird. :P I’m all for simplicity, but that’s ridiculous. There’s a stack of 50 copies of that in my printer. Imagine if this Malevich guy got overzealous with forgery lawsuits?

Modern art can be weird. :P

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/network-world-favicon-a-bit-too-familiar#comment-114 Jonathan Bailey Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:03:43 +0000 http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/network-world-favicon-a-bit-too-familiar#comment-114 It didn't come across that way at all. However, I think we may be nearing the bottom of all visual creativity. http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=80385 It didn’t come across that way at all. However, I think we may be nearing the bottom of all visual creativity.

http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=80385

]]> By: Evan http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/network-world-favicon-a-bit-too-familiar#comment-113 Evan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:54:34 +0000 http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/network-world-favicon-a-bit-too-familiar#comment-113 I hear what you're saying, Jonathon. I'm not trying to play judge and executioner, so I hope I'm no coming off as such. It's such a small scale that it's not worth getting into a huge fuss over. It's just interesting to think about, at least in terms of the challenge of coming up with original content on such a tiny canvas. I hear what you’re saying, Jonathon. I’m not trying to play judge and executioner, so I hope I’m no coming off as such. It’s such a small scale that it’s not worth getting into a huge fuss over. It’s just interesting to think about, at least in terms of the challenge of coming up with original content on such a tiny canvas.

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/network-world-favicon-a-bit-too-familiar#comment-112 Jonathan Bailey Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:30:33 +0000 http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/network-world-favicon-a-bit-too-familiar#comment-112 I hate to say it, but I don't really see it in this case. Yes, the colors are very close (the NW one does not have the gray) and there is some similarity in orientation, but a favicon leaves very little room for creativity. If NW had been using those colors on their own, which appears to be the case, I suspect they just did what they could with their Favicon and didn't even expect it to mirror any one else. I'm sure there are dozens of Favicons similar to my own that I don't even know about. I just did it because it matched my logo. I'm the first to jump on anyone for plagiarism, but when it comes to favicons, there is a strong likelihood of independent discovery. It's just such a small palette. I hate to say it, but I don’t really see it in this case. Yes, the colors are very close (the NW one does not have the gray) and there is some similarity in orientation, but a favicon leaves very little room for creativity. If NW had been using those colors on their own, which appears to be the case, I suspect they just did what they could with their Favicon and didn’t even expect it to mirror any one else.

I’m sure there are dozens of Favicons similar to my own that I don’t even know about. I just did it because it matched my logo.

I’m the first to jump on anyone for plagiarism, but when it comes to favicons, there is a strong likelihood of independent discovery. It’s just such a small palette.

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