Similarities
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Albert Einstein once said, “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”
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Albert Einstein once said, “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide
your sources.”
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The pairs of images in this "Similarities" set are similar visually in one way or another. They are presented without judgement as to the motives of their creators. The viewers of the pieces can form their own opinion(s) about what they see.
Some are "accidents": The creator of the similar piece had no knowledge of the original. Examples would be the 1982 Rafal Olbinski / New Pornographers posters and the Idea magazine cover / Okkervil River poster.
Some are "re-contextualized": Obscure imagery from long forgotten sources was used from vintage printed ephemera like 1940s and ’50s Popular Mechanics ads, matchbook covers, stamps, comic books, cook books, etc. giving them new life in a new form. An example would be the Czechoslovakian Matchbox Label and the Vibe Killers poster.
Some are "inspired": They are either obviously or vaguely similar to one another. Examples would be the Clockers / Anatomy of a Murder posters and the Maurin Quina / Smokewagon posters.
Some are "homages": In order to pay homage to an existing piece, the original design should be widely known. It doesn't take a large sense of design history to know which ones they are. A classic example is the cover of Elvis’ first album.
Some are "appropriated": They contain—as the primary image on their piece—the original (and usually, but not always, uncredited) visual source. One example would be the Junior Brown illustration.
Some good stuff here: www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex199dej/ex199dej.htm
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The pairs of images in this "Similarities" set are similar visually in one way or another. They are presented without judgement as to the motives of their creators. The viewers of the pieces can form their own opinion(s) about what they see.
Some are "accidents": The creator of the similar piece had no knowledge of the original. Examples would be the 1982 Rafal Olbinski / New Pornographers posters and the Idea magazine cover / Okkervil River poster.
Some are "re-contextualized": Obscure imagery from long forgotten sources was used from vintage printed ephemera like 1940s and ’50s Popular Mechanics ads, matchbook covers, stamps, comic books, cook books, etc. giving them new life in a new form. An example would be the Czechoslovakian Matchbox Label and the Vibe Killers poster.
Some are "inspired": They are either obviously or vaguely similar to one another. Examples would be the Clockers / Anatomy of a Murder posters and the Maurin Quina / Smokewagon posters.
Some are "homages": In order to pay homage to an existing piece, the original design should be widely known. It doesn't take a large sense of design history to know which ones they are. A classic example is the cover of Elvis’ first album.
Some are "appropriated": They contain—as the primary image on their piece—the original (and usually, but not always, uncredited) visual source. One example would be the Junior Brown illustration.
Some good stuff here: www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex199dej/ex199dej.htm
