Comments on: FLORAFAUNA http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/ Eat. Drink. Design. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:38:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DWITT http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-56285 DWITT Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:50:02 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-56285 His Wilco fall tour poster's source material has been discovered: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24140210@N05/4153813768/ His Wilco fall tour poster’s source material has been discovered:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24140210@N05/4153813768/

]]> By: JR http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-56005 JR Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:26:34 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-56005 http://www.flickr.com/photos/24140210@N05/4221965733/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/24140210@N05/4221965733/in/photostream/

]]> By: Figment News » Blog Archive » Cleaning out the Bookmark List #2 – The Poster Contest Edition http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-53907 Figment News » Blog Archive » Cleaning out the Bookmark List #2 – The Poster Contest Edition Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:18:48 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-53907 [...] Minneapolis truly is a rock poster design mecca with Lonny Unitus, Aesthetic Apparatus, FLORAFAUNA and Chuck Ungemach among others calling it [...] [...] Minneapolis truly is a rock poster design mecca with Lonny Unitus, Aesthetic Apparatus, FLORAFAUNA and Chuck Ungemach among others calling it [...]

]]> By: Gina http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-52212 Gina Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:43:12 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-52212 Very important stuff here...if people who make money off of others craft aren't identified, it really does bring the whole design community down. Paul Gardener is consistently acknowledged, yet most people don't know about his theft history. It is certainly damaging to the integrity of the artists he is hired to represent, especially because it is so hard for the management of bands to know enough about design to be able to identify whether or not they are getting the product they are paying for. I'm sure The Books weren't aware of Gardener's reputation with theft before they hired him. Very important stuff here…if people who make money off of others craft aren’t identified, it really does bring the whole design community down. Paul Gardener is consistently acknowledged, yet most people don’t know about his theft history. It is certainly damaging to the integrity of the artists he is hired to represent, especially because it is so hard for the management of bands to know enough about design to be able to identify whether or not they are getting the product they are paying for. I’m sure The Books weren’t aware of Gardener’s reputation with theft before they hired him.

]]> By: chantryphan http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-52186 chantryphan Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:48:42 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-52186 While one poster can potentially be written off as a coincidence, FF has done it quite consistently, and when called out has been very unapologetic about ripping people off. FF is the very definition of a hack designer. Another piece FF ripped off was this poster, which has since been removed from gigposters.com http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?t=24239 Images comparing the OG work http://www.andrewholder.net/assets/images/large/mtn-town.jpg to his poster http://www.florafaunaworld.com/work_images/ABEC49.JPG Another controversy was FF's handsome furs poster http://www.florafaunaworld.com/work_images/E770F5.JPG which, because again it was taken down from gigposters.com - I am unable to find the original piece it was based on. But again it was a contemporary piece by a contemporary artist who FF blatantly lifted from. The fact that FF keeps doing it, and gets rewarded with recognition because of it, is discouraging, and sends a terrible message to up and coming designers. While one poster can potentially be written off as a coincidence, FF has done it quite consistently, and when called out has been very unapologetic about ripping people off. FF is the very definition of a hack designer.

Another piece FF ripped off was this poster, which has since been removed from gigposters.com
http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?t=24239

Images comparing the OG work
http://www.andrewholder.net/assets/images/large/mtn-town.jpg
to his poster
http://www.florafaunaworld.com/work_images/ABEC49.JPG

Another controversy was FF’s handsome furs poster
http://www.florafaunaworld.com/work_images/E770F5.JPG
which, because again it was taken down from gigposters.com – I am unable to find the original piece it was based on. But again it was a contemporary piece by a contemporary artist who FF blatantly lifted from.

The fact that FF keeps doing it, and gets rewarded with recognition because of it, is discouraging, and sends a terrible message to up and coming designers.

]]> By: Steve http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-52185 Steve Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:25:15 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-52185 Had FF not already been busted 2 times on gigposters.com for blatant theft/plagarism, one might believe that this is indeed a coincidence. Unfortunately such is not the case. His Fleet Foxes and Handsom Furs posters have been called out and subsequently removed from Gigposters.com yet remain on his site as examples of "his" work. In the case of Fleet Foxes he went as far as to lie about it and then later give up and confess. He is a repeat offender. Had FF not already been busted 2 times on gigposters.com for blatant theft/plagarism, one might believe that this is indeed a coincidence.

Unfortunately such is not the case.

His Fleet Foxes and Handsom Furs posters have been called out and subsequently removed from Gigposters.com yet remain on his site as examples of “his” work.

In the case of Fleet Foxes he went as far as to lie about it and then later give up and confess.

He is a repeat offender.

]]> By: Eric http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-52184 Eric Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:09:15 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-52184 Based on the flickr data, Brock created his in June. 2 months before the Flora piece. Brock is highly respected and his work, that piece in particular, has circulated on hundreds of blogs. FF either ripped it off and didn't htink anyone would notice, or they were inspired subconciously. either way. it's a rip. i'm a designer and it's hard for me to come up with ideas. so when I see what i consider a blatant copy, I am compelled to blow the whistle. I also went to gigposters.com. Apparently, FF has a history of copying designs. Based on the flickr data, Brock created his in June. 2 months before the Flora piece. Brock is highly respected and his work, that piece in particular, has circulated on hundreds of blogs. FF either ripped it off and didn’t htink anyone would notice, or they were inspired subconciously. either way. it’s a rip. i’m a designer and it’s hard for me to come up with ideas. so when I see what i consider a blatant copy, I am compelled to blow the whistle. I also went to gigposters.com. Apparently, FF has a history of copying designs.

]]> By: Bobby http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-52177 Bobby Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:41:39 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-52177 @Eric - We don't know if they copied anything, though I agree with you, it's quite similar. Here's FLORAFAUNA's blog post about creating The Books poster: http://www.florafaunaworld.com/blog/E04615/it%27s%20all%20about%20the%20books @Eric – We don’t know if they copied anything, though I agree with you, it’s quite similar. Here’s FLORAFAUNA’s blog post about creating The Books poster:
http://www.florafaunaworld.com/blog/E04615/it%27s%20all%20about%20the%20books

]]> By: Eric http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-52174 Eric Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:36:59 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-52174 That book image looks like a complete rip off of a Brock Davis design from his "under" series. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laserbread/3655598099/in/set-72157612019716787/" rel="nofollow">THIS</a> Shame on you florafauna That book image looks like a complete rip off of a Brock Davis design from his “under” series.

THIS

Shame on you florafauna

]]> By: Lewis http://kitsunenoir.com/2009/11/02/florafauna/comment-page-1/#comment-52116 Lewis Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:43:57 +0000 http://kitsunenoir.com/blog/2009/11/02/florafauna/#comment-52116 I like the Wilco 2009 Fall Tour poster, but it's missing West Virginia... I like the Wilco 2009 Fall Tour poster, but it’s missing West Virginia…

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