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Hi Tara,

I had a look at your sketches, very nice!

The top right idea for caffeine rush is my fave. Caffeine rushing… perfect.

The lower left idea is the strongest for cheap n’ cheerful and I like how you’ve used the letters for the mark. There’s something quite scary about the dead clown in the box, the one with the big blade sticking out.

Thanks for showing these Tara, and I’m really sorry for not getting around to joining in.

Hi David

Thanks, done in a bit of a rush as usual of course. No problem about not taking part, it may end up as just me

Hi Tara! Love your blog! My favorite of all your sketches is the first one in the second row. I hope you are not alone is this. Can’t wait to see more entries! : )

As if I’d let you down! Mine are up…

http://paulenderson.com/2007/05/29/the-design-experiment-do-designers-think-alike/

Thanks for taking part Paul. Having a bit of a nightmare, my electricity keeps going, so I apologise if my comment approval and responses are slow.

Ariane: Thank you for your message, Paul has kindly joined me

My pleasure! Couldn’t let you go it alone now, could I?

If you don’t get some more entries soon though, you’ll have to change the title to “Do Two Designers Think Alike?”

[…] again to Tara for coming up with the idea - don’t forget to check out her sketches too! I can’t wait to see the results of the […]

Hey Paul it’s now do three designers think alike!

Hi guys,

I really like your sketches and the final results. Guess my sketches were in my head and not really on paper like yours, hope that’s alright…

Hi Tess,

Of course it is thank you for taking part much appreciated

I’ll have to leave it up to everyone else to decide if there are similarities between any of our designs?

Hi from Vancouver. This is interesting. Cannot wait to see what others came up with.

Here is my design:

http://www.siongchin.com/blog/index.html

Hi Siong

Thank you for taking part, I can see similarities between mine and yours with the back to front “C”

I definately work in a similar way to Paul with the word association - just looked to see if I had saved mine, but I threw them out, doh!

Isn’t it strange how sometimes the best visuals come from plain words?!

Ok mmm can I have a do over on this one.Yikes I can’t scribble to save my life but I can paint shop pro another attempt. I actually tried to freehand draw something with my design program but well I can’t even freehand draw on the freakin’ pc.

Okay I have another attempt at this over at

http://wildheartworks.blogspot.com/

I don’t draw so this is as good as it gets.

I just did one. Here it is …
http://robcubbon.com/do-all-graphic-designers-think-alike/

Indeed very good designs here. I know it is not a contest but both your ideas an Paul’s seem really professional (since you both are) and indeed is some cases really lookalike

I think all are intersting in their approaches, although Paul’s more “concrete” designs appeal to me a little more (maybe it’s a “guy” thing…). It just seems simpler and more symbolic, two things I always strive for. I think you should all get lovely consolation prize for your wonderfully creative designs and good-spirited participation!

Speaking of designers thinking alike, for some reason, Rob’s page design reminds me of David’s (blue skies, clouds, similar font…) or vice versa. Hmmm, maybe there is some parallel thinking happening or it was just a great idea begging to be discovered again!