Graphic design and graffiti a new communication.

Doing custom letters or type treatments is that they are the basis of language and custom letters is the forefront of communication and the forefront of type. Why does a D have to look specifically D like? and how far can you push that type of thought I mean isn’t that really the basis for grafitti? Rather than the mundane thought of tagging. But the core of graffiti is type exploration and someone choosing a name to explore that type with.

Graphic design takes the thoughts and ideas from one person and using our skills to say here look at this i’ve used language and imagery to capture your idea. and i did it in this way and so we’re not really doing it to sell cans of tomatoes but to express ourselves in this way to be noticed.

Copyright versus software piracy.

Does someone have the right to complain about a copyright violation of artwork that was created with stolen software or tools?

Do they actually even own the artwork? Could (insert software company) make a case for claiming ownership? I can’t go out and steal a car, spray it with graffiti and now claim ownership of the car as my artwork. People would think I was a loon. Why is software different if at all?

Let’s say someone created an image in Manga Studio and prosecuted a band for stealing their artwork. During the court case the artist presents his original file as proof he created it but the defense asks to see his proof of ownership of Manga Studio.