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logomotive said on Dec. 31 '06

Nice new approach to a somewhat overused idea. I Like your work.
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lewiscot said on Jan. 01 '07

LOL. I totally agree with the overused bit. I did the original version of this about 13 years ago and hung onto it. I merged the ligthbulb with the Catalyst logo about 2 years ago and liked the way it looked. This was really just sort of an experiment with positive and negative space.

Helios said on Jan. 02 '07

I like the juxtaposition of 3d (grey) versus flat (yellow). Something fresh.
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sandhya said on Oct. 03 '07

I quite like the negative to a positive approach!
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raja said on Oct. 03 '07

nice work
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dannygdammit said on Jun. 08 '09

I love the burst.. kudos

carpeguiga said on Dec. 11 '09

a trully copy
http://www.lml.me.uk/

shame you

Thrasher317 said on Dec. 11 '09

It's pretty obvious that LML ripped it off from this. You can tell because the type he uses is sharp, yet the mark is blurry. Why would his mark be blurry if he did it himself?
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epsilon said on Dec. 11 '09

Yep, LML logo is clearly a rip of this one. "Shame them".
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JoePrince said on Dec. 11 '09

^New mark Alex?
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lewiscot said on Jan. 16 '11

Holy Smokes! I have not been on Logopond in quite some time and hadn't seen the blatant plagiarism of my logo design. Everyone who defended me and said it was clearly a rip-off of my work is correct.

@carpeguiga - My work speaks for itself. I have never plagiarized another artist's work. And shame on you for speaking when you don't know the facts.

This company will be getting a call from me pronto.
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lewiscot said on Feb. 19 '11

I wrote to the company that plagiarized this logo but got no response. Now I have to decide whether or not I want to go through the cost and hassle of taking legal action. There is no question that I will win but there is the question of how much it will cost. Does anyone have experience in this area and doesn't mind sharing some insight?
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JoePrince said on Feb. 19 '11

^I have been ripped off several times also, but have never taken legal action. I would love to hear what some of the experienced designers have done in this situation...

selmanerkan said on Mar. 07 '11

@lewiscot Very nice logo.
I need a logo like this. May I use this logo or can you design a new logo like this? I am trying to reach you. selmanerkan@gmail.com
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iconify said on Apr. 20 '11

@selmanerkan, I apologize for being so slow to respond. I'm no longer doing logo design full time so I don't frequent this site much these days due to limited time. Please contact me at me@scottlewis.info and we can discuss the logo. I may be able to design something new but until the issue with this logo plagiarism is resolved, I don't think it would be wise for me to sell this one.

For anyone who is interested, I have posted an update on this issue on my blog: http://iconify.it/design-in-the-wild/sincerest-form-of-thievery/

I am currently looking into taking legal action against the company. They have ignored my attempts to contact them so I think a law suit is the next step.

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