Great Artists Steal?

Posted on May 1, 2007
Filed Under News & Events, Web Design |


Pablo Picasso supposedly once said “Good artists borrow, great artists steal.” Somehow we doubt that’s gonna hold up in this situation, and it will be interesting to see how this one shapes up. Take a look at Yahoo and then take a look at the ‘new’ AOL home page. To say the two are somewhat similar would be an understatement. Now we’re all for being inspired by competition, but it seems that AOL has taken it to an entire new level. That’s really a disappointment given the budget and the resources Time Warner no doubt has at their disposal. We’re guessing you haven’t heard the last of this.




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  1. Matt said on May 1, 2007:

    They’re suspiciously similar, but I just can’t fathom the motivation behind the AOL designer’s decision to so blatantly adapt (if not simply COPY) Yahoo’s design. Perplexing to say the least. I would love to hear the story behind this.

  2. Eyes on Creativity said on May 1, 2007:

    I have to think some lawyers are keeping especially busy on this one. It goes beyond similar in our books. Even the icons are almost identical.

  3. Sonny said on May 1, 2007:

    Sorry, but I couldn’t see the “new” AOL design. Can it only be seen in US, or AOL just changed their minds?

  4. Tomm said on May 1, 2007:

    Similarity gone, they fixed the cloning bug.

  5. Eyes on Creativity said on May 2, 2007:

    I wonder if it is just the US version. Hmmm.. because the sites are still similar on this end.

  6. Benni said on May 2, 2007:

    Here’s a link that works

    http://www.aol.com/?optin=beta3

  7. Spike said on May 3, 2007:

    http://www.aol.com/?optin=beta3

  8. Shawn said on June 22, 2007:

    Weak!

  9. Isabel Villavechia said on October 4, 2007:

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