steal snazzy styles

After immersing themselves in blogs, Untidy wondered, Am I inspired, or stealing?: I'm still exploring my style. I'm new to this whole blogging thing, so I'm still figuring out what I want to blog about, how I want my blog to look, the tone, etc. The problem is that sometimes I come across blogs that are so cool and make me want tont to steal or emulate specific elements. It could be a font, a color palette, or a stylistic choice. Constraining your presence can assist your message delivery, but it's not something required from the get-go. What you want to communicate, how you want that to look, and your tone can all be iterated on over time. While they are both fun activities, I appreciate how active stealing or emulating specific elements can be compared to exploring your style. I treat the former less like a problem and more like a learning opportunity. Finding a specific element cool doesn't mean you can replicate it in one go without assistance. Also, your taste could very well…