While cleaning up my desk in prep for moving next week, I found an old file folder from the mid-90’s, filled with scraps of paper, with stuff jotted down like my old ICQ number, and channel op instructions.
/topic#channel “newtopic”
/kick#channel “nick”
/mode#channelname+b”nick”
/mode#channelname+o”nick”
/msg NickServ Register “nick”
/msg NickServ SET KILL ON
Web 1.0 required a lot more memorization :)
As a former Vancouver resident, I use the web to keep up with designers and artists back home. I am a fan of this guy’s work, and was not surprised to find other people are, too. However, some people take that fandom a little too far.
What is really fun though, is reading through these comments, especially those from other artists whose work was also stolen. Kids, the lesson here is, if you steal, the People Will Find You. And then, they will publically pants you.
But part of the issue, I think, goes back to the notion that design is supposed to all look the same. When we negate the power of creativity, we empower plagarism.