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Good Designers Copy, Great Designers Steal

Posted by TimSlavin at November 17, 2004

"I'm all for being as original as possible, but a beginning Web designer (or any designer, for that matter) should start out by copying other well-created designs."

An old article from 2003, on SitePoint, but the ideas are timeless. The article is written by Cameron Moll, a designer whose site is worth regular visits.

As a professional writer, the biggest secret I have is that I use models for every writing project. When I create something for a client, I never start in a totally original way. I start with a model. The client's needs and my interpretation of their needs add originality. But the foundation, the bones of what I write, are almost always a straight copy of a good model. The same applies to creating designs, as described in this article.
URLs:

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/copy-great-designers-steal


http://www.cameronmoll.com/

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