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Spending a few minutes this morning defending my work from an artist who says I stole his style. "My friends pointed it out to me." Have your friends also point out Jim Davis, Andy Jenkins, Dink & Duff comics, Watterson, Cy Twombly, Rime and any graffiti artist from the '90s 
Before you go calling artists/brands out for stealing from you, first consider: 1) Did you grow up in the same era, with the same influences? 2) You didn't invent it either. You're all probably referencing/channeling the same thing.
3) And, let's say someone did unapologetically steal a design or style from you. First, remember that you are bigger than any one design or style. So, F 'em. They'll always be one step behind you. But, more importantly, Tracers may win in the meantime,...
but if they don't find their voice, they won't sustain. Real recognize real. TIME WILL TELL. After almost 20 years of doing this, quietly watching brands/artists who directly bit or ripped from us and never evolved (I rarely say anything), they're gone now. Keep your head down.
lastly, 4) Be humble. You copied also. You stole, I stole. Every artist and designer begins by being inspired by somebody else. The successful ones find their own voice. But nothing new is under the sun. It's all been done before. Don't get it twisted. You're not that tite.
