# Advice needed on web design plagiarism **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [September 22, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advice-needed-on-web-design-plagiarism/314248 "2010-09-22T19:46:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LCS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@LCS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LCS)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advice-needed-on-web-design-plagiarism/314248/1 "2010-09-22T19:46:26Z")
Hi, I have a new client whom I thought wanted me to create a website design _related_ to this website: [DJ VOLCANO](http://www.djvolcano.com/) - click the “Website” button to see what I’m referring to. As it turns out, he wants me to copy this design way more closely than I feel comfortable with. For example, he wants the following things to be pretty much identical: [LIST] [_]The circle shape and placement [_]The look and behavior of the churning background [_]The shape, behavior, and erratic movement of the buttons [_]The intermittent flashes [/LIST] The only things he says can be different are the colors and the central logo. I wireframed some nice, unique variations, but he is adamant that I not change any of the things that I’ve mentioned. I’ve voiced my concerns about plagiarism to him countless times, but he won’t budge. I am considering telling him to look elsewhere for a designer, but I thought I would first ask the community for advice. Am I being overly sensitive, or is his request going a bit too far? Please tell me what you think. Thanks very much, LCS ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advice-needed-on-web-design-plagiarism/314248/3 "2021-01-27T17:21:23Z")