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16-Oct-09 10:42
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matt matt's avatar Rank: gold
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The Guardian website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/

The revamped New Statesman site: http://www.newstatesman.com/

Hmm...

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19-Oct-09 23:50
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There are certainly very similar elements there - the colored section nav, the styles (and widths) of the headline columns.

Close enough to be considered a rip-off? Borderline, but I'd say the New Statesman will get away with it. It's hard to copyright a layout/color scheme!
22-Oct-09 14:23
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simon simon's avatar Rank: gold
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That is a pretty feeble ripoff, though if you're going to steal, steal from the best!

Some good observations on the Guardian site from one involved at:

http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2009/09/guardian_river_of_news.php

Martin writes quite a bit about the inner workings of the Guardian site and is a good one to follow in your RSS if you're interested in Information Architecture.

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23-Oct-09 01:02
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matt matt's avatar Rank: gold
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That's pretty cool. I quite like the "tones" idea, and the way that you can pretty much guess the URL of anything and it "just works"!

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