i think this has already been discussed...i least i think.

I'm not sure what the point of bringing this up...unless you plan to find all of the images on line that people have used for either inspiration for their works or have traced to create a new original design...



I dunno...i'm just not sure I understand your point...

isnt tracing still sorta copywriting, so ive heard?

Yeah it has:

http://www.threadless.com/profile/155206/Johnny_Utah/7010/trace_bitmapping_pictures_off_the_internet.

Tada!

You showed them! Now they'll unprint all of the copies.

better stoke up the fires

ya we should burn them all now!!, oh wait theyre probly out of stock...you can request a reprint, and than burn them!! haha.

I don't see why this is a problem for this design. The reason it is so successful as a design is because it's so immediately recognizable as a photo. It's more visceral and real, adding to the simple effect of the submission. Frankly, I can't imagine it working another way. Now I would agree that if, like Manos, the designer photographed the source image I would have more respect for the design. BUT, it's a car crash, how many opportunities are there to photograph that?

The Blog has obviously been copied from PREVIOUS POSTS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

Wow, it's been a while since I checked this, but I think I should address these comments.



The only reason I noted this was because I actually thought it was cool. I stumbled on the image completely accidentally and I thought, "Wait, I've seen this before..." I thought it would be interesting to share. I was not aware that a thread had already been started about it, nor was I trying to devalue the design. I'm sorry if you interpreted it as such.