Why it's okay to steal other people's ideas

Faris and Rosie believe "creative people understand that ideas come from other ideas"

Faris and Rosie believe "creative people understand that ideas come from other ideas"

As a designer, what do you do when you are looking for inspiration? Take a walk? Ponder the meaning of life? Let's be honest… your journey to inspiration probably consists of stops to, say, your favourite inspiration galleries, trolling other designers' sites or obsessing on an awards site over the latest Site of the Day winners. Now, the question is, if you implement these ideas in your projects, is it stealing?

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The Creative Bloq team is made up of a group of design fans, and has changed and evolved since Creative Bloq began back in 2012. The current website team consists of eight full-time members of staff: Editor Georgia Coggan, Deputy Editor Rosie Hilder, Ecommerce Editor Beren Neale, Senior News Editor Daniel Piper, Editor, Digital Art and 3D Ian Dean, Tech Reviews Editor Erlingur Einarsson and Ecommerce Writer Beth Nicholls and Staff Writer Natalie Fear, as well as a roster of freelancers from around the world. The 3D World and ImagineFX magazine teams also pitch in, ensuring that content from 3D World and ImagineFX is represented on Creative Bloq.