Comments on: Creative Similarities? http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/ iain tait's blog about things Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:45:14 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: joe http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-24599 joe Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:39:34 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-24599 Yawn. Yawn.

]]> By: Iain http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-21259 Iain Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:59:44 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-21259 Hi Dave Thanks for the comment. It's relatively simple. One is a balloon race game on the internet. The other is a balloon race game across the internet. Unless you're suggesting that once a balloon race on the internet have been done it's all sewn up forevermore. That'd be a bit harsh? Hi Dave

Thanks for the comment. It’s relatively simple.

One is a balloon race game on the internet.
The other is a balloon race game across the internet.

Unless you’re suggesting that once a balloon race on the internet have been done it’s all sewn up forevermore. That’d be a bit harsh?

]]> By: Dave http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-21257 Dave Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:07:37 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-21257 Ian, it's great to see you raising this point about creative similarity, it'd be great to hear your perspective on the Orange Balloon Race and the Virtual Balloon Race. http://www.nickgoward.lincoln.ac.uk/balloonrace/ http://www.bima.co.uk/bima-award/060A131707/bima-awards-2006/view-shortlist/18/ Ian, it’s great to see you raising this point about creative similarity, it’d be great to hear your perspective on the Orange Balloon Race and the Virtual Balloon Race.

http://www.nickgoward.lincoln.ac.uk/balloonrace/
http://www.bima.co.uk/bima-award/060A131707/bima-awards-2006/view-shortlist/18/

]]> By: Faris http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-19975 Faris Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:51:44 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-19975 Genius Steals... O wait no not that one Parallel or possibly convergent evolution. ;l)- Genius Steals… O wait no not that one

Parallel or possibly convergent evolution.

;l)-

]]> By: Iain http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-19937 Iain Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:22:05 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-19937 Finally someone has spotted where I got the stupid domain name from. Ben, you're great... Finally someone has spotted where I got the stupid domain name from.

Ben, you’re great…

]]> By: Ben http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-19936 Ben Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:09:30 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-19936 There used to be a programme on telly (before the internet) called the A Team. In the intro they used to say they were a CRACK UNIT. So you even ripped the title of your weblog off you thieving fucktard. There used to be a programme on telly (before the internet) called the A Team. In the intro they used to say they were a CRACK UNIT.

So you even ripped the title of your weblog off you thieving fucktard.

]]> By: Iain http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-19934 Iain Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:47 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-19934 I yawn at your yawn. I yawn at your yawn.

]]> By: joe http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-19933 joe Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:50:05 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-19933 Yawn. Yawn.

]]> By: Iain http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-19932 Iain Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:17:01 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-19932 Thanks Seb. And thanks Tim for coming back. I'm glad I misconstrued your original comment somewhat. I'd been meaning to say something like that for a while :-) Thanks Seb.

And thanks Tim for coming back. I’m glad I misconstrued your original comment somewhat. I’d been meaning to say something like that for a while :-)

]]> By: Seb http://www.crackunit.com/2008/07/16/creative-similarities/comment-page-1/#comment-19931 Seb Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:07:09 +0000 http://www.crackunit.com/?p=1374#comment-19931 The concepts behind both are completely different. On one hand there is Levi's and superlight jeans so you can move weird. And on the other someone dancing to represent features. Different. Comparing them is like saying "VW copied Mercedes ads. They have a car in there as well". Even if it's wasn't the purpose of Tim's comment, there's always someone on the worldwideweb who might find something that theoretically could have been an inspiration for a particular piece of work. How many people are working in communication around the world? A million? And if only 1000 of them work on a product from the same category chances are quite good that they will have the same ideas... The concepts behind both are completely different. On one hand there is Levi’s and superlight jeans so you can move weird. And on the other someone dancing to represent features. Different. Comparing them is like saying “VW copied Mercedes ads. They have a car in there as well”. Even if it’s wasn’t the purpose of Tim’s comment, there’s always someone on the worldwideweb who might find something that theoretically could have been an inspiration for a particular piece of work. How many people are working in communication around the world? A million? And if only 1000 of them work on a product from the same category chances are quite good that they will have the same ideas…

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