LogoMaid rips off Couche-Tard
It started out with the theft of Dan’s logo. Then I found out that Nathan’s was ripped too. So I thought I’d go looking for myself and sure enough, on the first page of “unique logos” I found a ripoff of the Couche-Tard logo.
I guess nobody really picked up on that one because Couche-Tard is a local brand, but it jumped out at me when I saw it. I then posted it on Flickr, which seems to have spooked the LogoMaid folks because it’s been since taken down. Unfortunately I didn’t manage to get a screen capture of the entire page but its uid is 4663, and even though it isn’t available, 4662 and 4664 are. Hence, it was taken down.
In my opinion, LogoMaid has lost face with the design community, big time–and if not quite yet, they will when word keeps spreading. I suggest that if they want to save face and rebuild trust with the community that they post a “report this logo” button on their pages. Or, they could just keep trying the futile game of defending the undefendable. I guess it’s up to them.
You can read more on Godbit, Sonspring, and Flickr.
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March 29th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Ara you are right. I had seen the Couche Tard logo myself as well but there are still some 20 logos on their site that they have stolen. At least those are the ones that I could find.
Logomaid is not a graphic design firm. Logomaid is a thief. Simple as that.
April 2nd, 2007 at 4:24 am
For me it’s hard to believe that someone, with a well established web-related business, could stole someone else’s work. I would be interested in LogoMaid’s response to all the accusations.
April 3rd, 2007 at 11:23 am
Wow. More rip-off logos from LogoMaid. They really need to have a better vetting process on these logos, it looks like they’re buying logos from people who are very lazy when it comes to inspiration!
I like the suggestion about placing a “Report this logo” button on their site. Might go some way to helping their reputation.