This goes beyond the inspiration or as you say "used it as an example". I can share examples where logos take inpiration feom each other but have their own charm, but this is a clear copycatting and in a professional community it's called stealing. If a contest holder picks it,
⬂ I reckon mine's better, at the bottom of this post. It's original and references the existing ideas in a subtle but completely new & forward thinking way. what will it look like as a ticker icon ;) !! that's the question @officialfuzzy
You are supposed to create your own, not steal anyone else's work.

Nice catch @ptimiya
I've created my own using this logo as an example. Perhaps I should tweak it a bit more so that looks less like the original.
@officialfuzzy Can you use it as I have made it right now?
This goes beyond the inspiration or as you say "used it as an example". I can share examples where logos take inpiration feom each other but have their own charm, but this is a clear copycatting and in a professional community it's called stealing. If a contest holder picks it,
I've made a new version of the logo :)
See, you can if you try ;)
Whoa
⬂ I reckon mine's better, at the bottom of this post. It's original and references the existing ideas in a subtle but completely new & forward thinking way. what will it look like as a ticker icon ;) !! that's the question @officialfuzzy