How Todd Picquelle stole graphic design and didn’t get away with it

Phil Harper - Social Media Consultant -
May 12, 2009 Written by Phil Harper - Social Media Consultant Filed under Fun @ Fluid, Industry News

Todd Picquelle. Remember that name, because he’s a “graphic designer” who likes to steal other peoples work. Last month he was caught red handed stealing the work of a talented graphic designer and passing it off as his own. If you’re planning on being as stupid as Todd Picquelle then there’s one lesson you need to learn, you won’t get away with it as long as reddit – the internet justice squad – are about to watch over the internets.

Rob Morris is an Australian graphic designer currently residing in Japan, his work oozes talent and class, and maybe that made our main offender Todd Piquelle a little jealous. Enter stupidity. Picquelle literally did a cut and paste job, stealing Morris’ entire portfolio and hosting it on his servers, but he didn’t stop there. In what must have been a belittling exercise, Picquelle photoshopped HIS OWN FACE over the face of Morris. No we’re not kidding. He managed to do it with such disregard for the finer details that define decent graphic design that it would be laughable if it weren’t such a serious offence.

The original

morris-portfolio

The ridiculous cut and paste job

piquelle

The plagiarism didn’t stop there, Picquelle also wanted to get his filthy mittens on Morris’ top credentials so he ripped Morris’ entire portfolio of work along with the site design. He even changed the names in a magazine entry so it appeared that Piquelle was being talked about instead of Morris. Hopefully Picquelle lost a few nights sleep after he was busted by the reddit justice squad who put his face all over the interwebs. He surely won’t offend again?

Wrong. This morning Picquelle was busted AGAIN doing the exact same thing. This time he stole the website and entire portfolio of a graphic designer by the name of Cameron Smith. It appears that stupidity knows no bounds.

The original

cameron-original

The ripped copy

tod-piquelle-rip

This sort of thing happens frequently, but Picquelle managed thought that being caught once was an unlucky blip so he offended again. Thanks to reddit he’s landed himself the job of viral laughing stock. Make sure everyone sees his face and knows his name.

todd-piquelle

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  • thats so harsh, i understand that some times looking at the coding of interesting sites can inspire you, but Jesus Christ wtf is that all about.
  • Name
    the supposed fake looks better, keep it!!! kind of like the idea that the music band millie vanillie used, the original guy looks like a total dork. todd picquelle keep it up
  • Name
    no registered trade mark on either one, anybody can use these, dumbies
  • Matt
    Go to Wikipedia, learn the difference between trademarks and copyright, then come back and try again
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