Actually, to be fair and honest, Trello's main UI design looks suspiciously similar to the Excel templates that I used for project management 10 years ago [and freely shared with many people], which in turn were inspired by GDPM (Goal Directed Project Management] book [1]. The UI design was listed in the book's appendix.
quote "Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) is a unique methodology that has been developed and refined by the authors over a period of more than 20 years. In this time, organizations all over the world have adopted it as a standard approach."
Unless there is a pixel for pixel copy, why don't we stop implicating that similar UI designs and ideas is an offense and wrongdoing?
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Goal-Directed-Project-Management-Techn... This is the 4th edition of the book, the first was published more than 10 years ago.
quote "Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) is a unique methodology that has been developed and refined by the authors over a period of more than 20 years. In this time, organizations all over the world have adopted it as a standard approach."
Unless there is a pixel for pixel copy, why don't we stop implicating that similar UI designs and ideas is an offense and wrongdoing?