Plagiat

It comes from :

Pla.gia.rism. n
1. Copying what somebody else has written or taking somebody’s else’s idea and trying to pass it off as original
2. Something copied from somebody else’s work, or somebody else’s idea that somebody presents as his or her own

As you all can read, it’s the behavior of people copycatting others. Who doesn’t? All the people in this world subconsciously perform plagiarism on their daily routine. We have to see it from the smallest amount of people’s behavior. Like breakfast for starter. Whoever starts a set of bread and milk for their breakfast did well, since large amount of people’s followed. And don't get me started with fashion movement worldwide! See, all the people adopt plagiarism (by all means, literally all! Kids, teenager, adult, oldies, and all professions too!) and they think they’re the trendsetter? There’s nothing in this world’s still original, want to talk about the creative department? Yes, they made all the original ad (and creative too!), but call me and judge me if they didn’t have the source of their idea. Ambience of one social campaign for smoking, they made this smoking room door shaped like coffin. It’s original, yes; nobody ever used it for any ambience nor ad. But still, the source is the coffin itself, a place where they put the dead inside. Still confused with what I’m telling you? Forget it, don't read the rest!

Fashion industry is full of plagiarism. Why do you think they sell fake Louis Vuitton everywhere and for 1/10 from LV price tags? But lets not go there, it’s too far. What about fashion industry in Indonesia? What happened to our local distro? I’ve heard their designs have been stolen by huge local company, changed the color a bit, printed in large amount of numbers, sell it through local hyper mart for half price, and of course, the company made a huge profit (since they don't have to hire a graphic designer and let’s face it, it’s very cheap to make a t-shirt with poor quality like most company used). No one can do anything. They changed the design right? (although only the color and maybe a little on the designs) can’t sue ‘em! Yes, the little t-shirt business people can’t do a thing even though they feel bothered. And their income is not as good as before too, that’s why a lot of them goes bankrupt.

Me, on the other hand, trying to do a little t-shirt business like the little people. I’m not sure it can grow big, but what the heck! I’m gonna try it! Looking that people’s cannot free them self from plagiarism, I took the hint and made my own brand called plagiat. (yes, it’s Indonesian for plagiarism). Hoping that huge numbers of people cannot free them self from my tees ;-) (keep buying!)


(p.s the colour's actually shocking pink! false technically)

On why I use eye as the logo of plagiat is very simple actually and I’m sure lots of people will understand (I may already told some). You saw and you copy! Of course you copy with your eyes right? ;-) and I picked shocking pink?! For guys t-shirt?! The way I see it, there’s no more boundaries between both genders. A lot of stores sell various polo or t-shirt for man with the color pink (either soft pink or pink), and many too, wore them (although mostly, maybe, sexually challenged). And besides, pink is hot now! ;-)


p.s. the word, sexually challenged, I don’t mean it the negative way. Of course there’s nothing wrong by being that. It’s normal (for me at least)! I wrote challenged because, of course, facing the negativity from people who like to judge, families, friends, colleagues, cultures, and maybe the burden of being the first born? Who knows... it’s challenging! It’s fun too! ;-)

Lots of Love!