| Plagiarism has become a widespread problem. People | | | | think they are not completely wrong. What happens |
| often plagiarize stuff that is easily and readily | | | | is that a logo designer observes so many logos in his |
| available. Be it the education field or the corporate | | | | life. Intentionally or unconsciously, he follows those |
| world, the curse of plagiarism is prevalent. The same | | | | ideas when designing for a client. |
| nuisance is existent the logo design industry. You will | | | | Therefore, take a look at some of the most identical |
| witness hundreds of logos that either resemble other | | | | logo design below and decide which of these seems |
| logos or are a downright copy. But is it done | | | | to be a copy or coincidence? |
| intentionally or it is a coincidence? Irrespective of | | | | 1. Google and Goojje |
| how you come up with a logo design, you have to | | | | 2. VOLVO and Quicktime |
| make sure it does not inadvertently fall into the | | | | 3. British Paints and Pagan Osborne |
| parameters of logo theft. | | | | 4. NBC and Nebraska ETV Network |
| The risks of plagiarism in logo designs: | | | | 5. Belfast CityandSouth Hams Food & Drink |
| Logo plagiarism is an ever increasing nuisance for logo | | | | 6. Blackburn Market and Barrow |
| designers, especially with the advent of the internet. | | | | 7. Britney Spears' believe |
| With a simple click or just a little search on Google, | | | | 8. Quark, Alcone, Scottish Arts Council and |
| anyone in the world can copy your corporate logos. | | | | Artworkers |
| In fact, Google itself has not been spared of this | | | | 9. DoshDosh and David Airey |
| unethical practice. Google has recently warned a | | | | 10. Carrier and Ford |
| Chinese search engine to change its logo design as it | | | | 11. BMW and BYD |
| is a clear copy of world famous Google logo. | | | | 12. FDA and SEGA and CNN |
| Original VS Inspired logo design: There is a vast | | | | 13. Toyota (Japan) vs Jincheng (China) |
| difference in creating an original and an inspired logo | | | | 14. PEPSI and Korean Airline |
| design. Originality is something that many logo | | | | 15. One Spa, One, Penzeys One |
| designers claim. Making slight modifications to it and | | | | 16. Sun Microsystems and Columbia Sportswear |
| then claiming it to be new and unique is not called | | | | 17. Sinar Mas and Airbus |
| originality. | | | | 18. Unilever and Swiat Zdrowia |
| However, many designers have been defending | | | | 19. Bacardi and Swiss air force logo |
| themselves saying creative minds think alike and I | | | | 20. |
