We are currently taking part in YCN LIVE! It’s a chance for emerging talent to showcase their work in agency, retail and other environments; to inspire its audience and showcase its originator.

Laura Siragher, a student from Leeds College of Art & Design, has very kindly come in to decorate our office with her cute illustrations. She is also putting together some prints to brighten up the office and toilet, but her work is far from bog¹ standard!

Check back soon for the results.

¹ Brilliant joke copyright Andy Mallalieu, 2008

In the design industry plagiarism can be a huge problem. However, in some cases it’s downright hilarious. We spotted a site this morning called twistagotbeats that has not only shamelessly stolen our design, they’ve even stolen our HTML, complete with the copyright notice “All content copyright Creative Spark 2007″.

We’ll be sending them a nice letter shortly. In the meantime, we’d recommend buying your “non-exclusive hip hop beats” elsewhere, and comparing their rather unique interpretation of our design:

To the genuine article:

The latest mission: Filled a subway car with identical twins, creating a human mirror! What a great idea.
Watch the video below:

Corey Arnold is a photographer and Alaskan crab fisherman. He has added some great new pics to his site. Check them out at www.coreyfishes.com