420 Creative - Portland Web Design Studio

Apple’s Preview icon ripped off

Aug 19 2009

Angie Herrera

Design, Web Development

Agency Access is a company that promotes photographers, illustrators, artist reps and stock agencies across North America and Europe. I learned about them through an email (that I didn't sign up for, but the GAG clearly gave them my email) I got from them. Aside from the fact that this company probably wouldn't serve 420 Creative very well, if at all, I took a peek at their site to see what they're all about. Sadly, what caught my eye was their clear rip off of Apple's Preview application icon on their Products and Services page (under Internet Marketing & Design, using it for Direct Mail Design). Here's a screenshot for posterity (click image for larger view):

And here's a comparison between their use of the icon and the icon as seen on my Mac (and no doubt millions of other Macs):

Tsk, tsk, Agency Access. Would you do that with your customers' photos?