Visual Theivery

Once I saw the design for this year's Bronco Bash, I had a feeling I had seen it before. It was a little fuzzy, but eventually I figured it out, World Download Day 2008!

Here are the screen captures from each website and the following reasons for suspecting visual theivery.

Firefox 3's website for world download day




WMU Bronco Bash 2008 website

1. The color scheme between the two are very similar; reds, yellows, oranges. Firey colors...like firefox.
2. Bronco Bash's swirling fire-ish looking logo is almost a stylized brush-stroked version of the Firefox logo.
3. The same typeface has been used in both designs.

Their is a fine line between using a design as inspiration and stealing it's concept. This is hovering on that fine line. World Download Day was only a few months ago and the Bronco Bash design should have differed more from the Firefox design.

Of course it could all be a coincidence, but I am doubtful.