
I published my dissertation on the subject of copying. The essay challenges the negative connotations around the imitation of design, and argues that we should not be afraid to steal, learn from and develop what already exists, so long as we respect creatives rights and give credit.
The publication overtly shows the source of where ideas have been pulled from with © footnotes and photocopied inserts of every text, book and webpage I copied to form the essay.





I published my dissertation on the subject of copying. The essay challenges the negative connotations around the imitation of design, and argues that we should not be afraid to steal, learn from and develop what already exists, so long as we respect creatives rights and give credit.
The publication overtly shows the source of where ideas have been pulled from with © footnotes and photocopied inserts of every text, book and webpage I copied to form the essay.




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