So I was browsing one of my favorite sites, ffffound, when I came across this logo. Imagine my surprise at seeing this when I designed a logo almost identical to this in late 2008 for Big Spaceship.

Federal Bureau of Illustration’s Logo…

more like...Federal Bureau of Imitation...am I right? I mean am I right?

And…the logo I created for our internal team while @ bigspaceship :

Literally, Badass.

At first I thought to myself, “Boy, my logo must not have been very original.” Then I remembered that Big Spaceship was featured in a Harvard Review Case Study in Early 2009, which is why I had to make the logo in the first place (aka, this image was actually published). I do realize that it’s not very likely that he saw my logo in that huge, multi-page Harvard Case Study…but come on…its HARVARD we’re talking about. I would imagine that shit GOT AROUND.

AT THIS POINT,  I’m a little bit annoyed…so I do some minor investigation.

FIRSTLY,  I realized that this guy has a copyright on his website for 2009….

THEN I realized that I uploaded this jpg to my personal server in 2008…and it can still be seen to this day, in a couple different stages of design, might I add.

THEN….naturally, I realized that I win.

(of course, I’m able to accept the fact that my idea isn’t that original and it could all be a coincidence. And of course, I am also able to accept the fact that my version is much more badass either way.)

The fact of the matter is, he may have designed a logo with a completely different style and tone, but when it comes down to it, he has used almost every single element of my logo in the exact same way. Come on now. I am all for appropriating ideas and being inspired by things you see on the internet…but…this is a little too similar to me.

Let it be known that I am aware that I might be tooting my own horn here….and that the odds of him seeing my design are pretty minor, but it still strikes me as being a bit interesting. I also realize that when you type in ‘US eagle’ in google, one of the first images that shows up is the US mint logo which appears on the quarter (which is where I got my idea in the first place).

Is this a result of the collective unconscious, or the sweet, sweet, nipple of the internet being sucked on by every man, woman and child in existence?

Oh internet…

Tags: Collective Unconscious, Copyright, Eagle Logo, Federal Bureau of Illustration, Federal Bureau of Imitation, Flash'Merica, Ripoff

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