Interesting Stuff 16.05.2008
"Croatian state broadcaster nicks Â鶹Éç web site design" from .
"We're very new to this... It is still bedding in and we don't know how that will take shape." The Â鶹Éç's Pete Clifton quoted in about Â鶹Éç.com.
has been writing about their work coming out of the Â鶹Éç's .
Â鶹Éç Radio Labs blog needs your help with microformats and accessibility.
If you crave technical and coding details, check out two discussions going on the : one about and one about the Â鶹Éç's .
Nick Reynolds is editor, Â鶹Éç Internet blog
Comment number 1.
At 17th May 2008, JimConnolly wrote:Ouch!
Just took a look at the Croatian rip-off of the beautiful, new Â鶹Éç Internet design.
Oh, it's waaaaay toooo similar!
Jim Connolly
The Ideas Blog
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Comment number 2.
At 19th May 2008, amanfromMars wrote:IMage Imitation Speaking Peace unto Nations is the Sincerest Phorm of Flattery.
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Comment number 3.
At 19th May 2008, hackerjack wrote:So they nicked it, so what?
Thats what ALL us web designers do anyway, we're just usually better at disguising it.
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Comment number 4.
At 19th May 2008, iwjp wrote:Hackerjack, your name probably explains it all anyway, but there is a massive difference between taking influence from design to copying design.
The HRT website is a clear example of copying- with the functionality, design and layout of the site replicating the hard work done by the Â鶹Éç.
Yes designers do imitate but the good ones innovate and improve what has gone before, the same as pretty much every profession.
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Comment number 5.
At 19th May 2008, happynickgreen wrote:There is no halm in taking inspiration from code, reading code and perhaps even cutting some of it, its just something that is common and its OK...however..to brazenly take the whole code and simulate it exactly, or almost exactly is wrong, how much effort, really does it take, to take inspiration from a web site and make your own, original interpretation of it, especially if your a state broadcaster. that's lazy and sloppy.
Also may i add it does demonstrate how comfortable and elegant the Â鶹Éç's site looks and works, and at least it has a somewhat disfunctional seal of approval off another state broadcaster.
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Comment number 6.
At 20th May 2008, hackerjack wrote:Yes designers do imitate but the good ones innovate and improve what has gone before, the same as pretty much every profession.
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Nope. Good designers make the best choices. If that is to use an idea that someone else has had instead thent hey do that. Sure they try new things all the time, some work , some don't. But they don't let their egos get in the way be forcing their own style on a customer when learly thre are better options out there.
I for one think that the Â鶹Éç main page is one of the best innovations in website design for some time. Despite being an avid net-trawler for good ideas I have not seen a better system for a site such as this one. The only improvement I could suggest would be a tracker that worked out what kind of news you were intersted in and trawled for similar items even if they are not in the notrmal categories. An example of this would be picking up that I like hearing about Brits in non-traditional sports that I wouldn't normally check out day to day (e.g. Basktball).
Yes they should have customised it to look like their own site instead of a complete copy, but in essence this is cosmetic. It is the functionality that takes the time and effort.
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