The document discusses the concept of originality in art and design. It notes that great artists like Rembrandt incorporated elements from other artists' works into their own creations. In design, the goal is to find good, original solutions to problems while avoiding designs that don't solve the problem. The document suggests that in UI design, as in other fields, designers can be inspired by prior work but must create new solutions. It quotes several notable artists and designers acknowledging that the best work builds on what came before.

1. The Trouble With
Originality
Lessons from the art underworld "

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22. ‘Rembrandt
was
one
of
those
ar6sts
who
con$nually
took
what
he
wanted
from
other
ar$sts
to
use
for
his
own
ends.
So
thoroughly
did
he
absorb
mo6fs
from
his
sources
that
when
we
see
him
quo6ng
from
another’s
work,
unless
we
are
as
thoroughly
acquainted
with
the
originals
he
was,
we
simply
take
it
for
his
own
inven$on.’
-­‐
Hebborn

23. What does this
mean in
design?"

25. Original
Good
Space
of
all
solu6ons
Success
–
solved
the
problem
Failure
–
designs
that
don’t
solve
the
problem

26. Good
Original
Mobile
menu
design,
2006
Success
–
solved
the
problem
Failure
–
designs
that
don’t
solve
the
problem

27. Good
Original
Website
form
design,
2012
Success
–
solved
the
problem
Failure
–
designs
that
don’t
solve
the
problem

32. +
=

42. How does this
relate to UI
Design?"

57. Final
thoughts"

58. ‘The immature
artist imitates. The
mature artist
steals’.
– Lionel Trilling"

59. ‘Good Artists
Borrow, Great
Artists Steal’.
– Picasso?"

60. ‘Good Artists
Borrow, Great
Artists Steal’.
– Steve Jobs"

61. Xerox Parc
Apple