Steve Jobs is brilliant at taking other people’s good ideas. The thing that makes him brilliant is that he only copies from the best.
Dieter Rams, a well know German-born industrial designer, is world famous for his work last century at Braun and widely regarded as one of the best industrial designers ever.
The resemblance between the Rams designed speaker (above) and the Apple designed iMac (below) is obvious.
The copying doesn’t end at the iMac. Check out this set of a half dozen examples of Apple mimicking Dieter Rams.
Seth Godin on Originality
“For me, those that get all up in arms about sources of inspiration, the ones that misuse words like ‘plagiarism’ are rarely actively producing anything of value themselves. They’re merely trolls…” ~ Seth Godin
Picking the best ideas in the world takes talent, picking the best ideas and improving them—that takes skill.
What are some of the best designs you’ve seen this week?
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