Following up on our conversation on the creative process, we dig way back into the past (OK, 2003) to read what Cameron has to say on the matter of stealing. (Yes, I would have posted this even if Veerle hadn’t outed the article.)

This article wouldn’t be complete without a warning to be careful when copying well-known sources. If I were to summarize this warning in one sentence, this would be my golden verbiage: copy the inspiration, not the outcome.

Read Good Designers Copy, Great Designers Steal