Getting Real About Design Inspiration(pixelmonkey.org)
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Getting Real About Design Inspiration
http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2012/02/25/design-inspiration
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tl;dr: Good artists copy; great artists steal
http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2012/02/25/design-inspiration
The key, as Andrew says, is to synthesize your inspirations and to point out design inspiration in the appropriate manner (posts like this, maybe? a credit section?). Another key is to pick smart battles about when to introduce new design patterns (often based on the unique value proposition of your site / product). After all, if every design was 100% remixed, we’d never have innovative leaps forward.