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相信長期閱讀設計報的人都知道
我很討厭別人擅自的抄襲或"借用"
之前 po 過的 roger arquer 借用marti guixe的魚缸概念後
又看到一個更令我傻眼的公司

i cannot tolerate people stealing or "borrowing" design ideas
especially the concept of ripping off young designers just disgusts me
a few days ago, i wrote about how roger arquer's fish bowls are very similar to marti guixe's concepts
but 2 days ago, i saw something that's just ridiculous
so today, i'm posting this bilingually purely for name and shame purposes.

無意間看到 suck uk 的新產品 - mix tape USB

哇 跟我一年多前作的作品 audio stick 一模一樣ㄝ!
(其中有一部分討論到消失的 mix tape 的文化)

將我的概念這樣從新包裝後大量生產
看到時真的又氣又恨...
雖然這已經不是第一次了
但想想可能是巧合所以也沒多想

昨天在別的網站上看到 suck uk 今年的其他新產品
我真的傻眼...因為七八個產品裡有許多個都是"借用"別人的idea

a few days ago while surfing, I accidently came across suck uk's new product - mix tape USB
"wow, a repackage of my audio stick project" i said to myself
(part of that project talked about usb sticks replacing the lost mix tape culture)
i was furious but then thought it could all be a coincidence
so i didn't think much of it

but yesterday, i had a quick look at suck uk's website and discovered...

除了上述的產品外
還"借用"了 Onkar Kular 設計的 pantone mug


將原本幽默的概念改成了一個很醜且被大量生產的馬克杯...


other than the product mentioned above
they also "borrowed" Onkar Kular's pantone mug and turned it into my cuppa
a mug with badly designed graphics
completely ditching the poetic side of the original project

現在網路資訊很發達
很容易得到很類似的靈感
但也因為網路的便利
能夠快速查到世界各地設計師的作品
照理說應該更不容易作出類似的產品才對
但還是有人會抱著 it's okay... 用一下無所謂的心態
真的很糟糕

it's true that with the internet so developed
people are more likely to be stimulated about the same things
however, it is also internet that makes it easier for designers to check things
confirming an idea is new and unique is only a few clicks away
unfortuantely, there will always be people who thinks it's okay...
it's okay to just use parts of other people's design
or worse, the whole thing!
disgusting...