Episode 128: Homage Designs - A Poster for Swatch and an Orgy for Disney

About this episode

The episode discusses the fine line between homage and copyright infringement through the lens of a Swatch poster and The Disneyland Memorial Orgy.

Everyone says that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But if that were true, copyright law wouldn’t need to exist. We’re discussing a couple of items that could be called homages…or could be called unfair (or even unauthorized) use (but we’ll leave that up to you): a Swatch poster from the ‘80s and The Disneyland Memorial Orgy from the '60s, two projects with colorful artwork and equally colorful backstories. So place your order for a Rainbow Paradise, because we’re drawing unwanted attention once again here in the bar. - - - - - Mentioned in this episode: Paula Scher Swatch The Disneyland Memorial Orgy The Realist Paul Krassner Wally Wood - - - - - Visit our full episode page for show notes, the visual examples we discuss, additional links and more! https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episode-128-homage-designs - - - - - Have a question or idea for Todd and Elliot? Send a note to hello@twodesignerswalkintoabar.com and we promise to read it. After that it’s anyone’s guess. - - - - - Visit our Merch page to have a look at stuff we’ve made for listeners just like you and support us on Patreon for subscriber-only extras. Learn more about your ad choices…

People in this episode

Hosts: Todd, Elliot

Topics covered

• imitation
• copyright law
• homage designs
• artwork
• backstories

Keywords

• imitation
• copyright
• Swatch
• Disney
• artwork
• homage
• design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Swatch, The Realist

Books & works: The Disneyland Memorial Orgy

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