This is a really interesting topic. Many people look to other designs or designers for inspiration and I think that is a wonderful thing. As long as you are not copying their design directly but only using the parts you find interesting or what would make your design really speak to others, you are doing ok. I am constantly looking at other people's work including my friends. Sometimes they have learned a trick that I haven't yet but would love to use in the future. This is certainly a way to find what your voice will be in your design career.
Besides looking at other designs I am always looking at other photography and breaking it down to see how they created the photograph. I don't take the entire scene and copy it, but I pay attention to the light and dissect how they created the highlights and shadows and I pay attention to how the model is positioned and what that does to the body. I might not be original in my lighting process but it is helping me to build my repertoire and move forward in my career.
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