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by mintplant 4738 days ago
- The scrolling animations on the header are exactly the same.

- The curved/depressed backgrounds behind the hero image (fairly unique) are the same shape and style.

- Page sizing is the same.

- Color scheme is the same, with blue swapped out for red.

These are just from glancing quickly between the two sites. Combined with the overall similarity, the fact that the scrolling animation is exactly the same is the most damning evidence that they deliberately copied the other site.

Also, compare http://www.infinum.co/services with http://kintek.com.au/showcase/ - specifically, the "home > showcase" nav.

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Sure. But I've seen these design elements all over the web before. Infininum is just as guilty as Kintek when it comes to copying.
Your sentence is made up of letters and symbols that are used in hundreds (thousands, millions) of books and writings around the world. How dare you copy them. Come up with your own alphabet.

(My point: It's not the individual elements that matter. It's the unique combination. Infinum may not be exactly trend-setting, but unless you can find a site constructed with the exact same combination of design details, I say that Infinum is nowhere near as guilty when it comes to copying.)

They admitted that they copied Infininum's website specifically- http://kintek.com.au/blog/getting-egg-on-your-face/
Err, their color schemes are not the same. And stop glancing at it. I want to see something real that's shows deliberate plagiarism.
The color schemes are actually quite similar.

Where Infinum uses #333, Kintek uses #313131. Where Infinum uses rgb(34, 34, 34), Kintek converts it to hex and uses #222222. The only major difference I can find is the highlight color, which is obvious. (red vs. blue)

yes they are similar - but for me theres a much bigger difference between similar / inspired design and flat out plagiarism - which this isnt.