June 19, 2025, 9 a.m.

How do value-based designers address ripoff designs?

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Asking for design input from a wide range of stakeholders has its upsides and downsides. One downside is when someone sees a large company or influencer offering a specific solution, and they think “well, we should do that, too.”

On face, this is not a horrible idea. Other people did all of this work and succeeded, so why not us? It’s more efficient, helps us compete.

You know better, so let’s talk about it.


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