Saw a client's old sign in an antique shop in St. Louis

I was killing time between shifts last weekend and walked into this little antique place down on Cherokee Street. They had this old neon sign from a dry cleaner that closed in the 80s, and I recognized the design because a guy I did freelance for back in 2015 tried to rip it off. He ghosted me after I sent him 3 different concepts, then I saw his shop had basically the same sign a month later. Has anyone else ever spotted a client's stolen design out in the wild like that?

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gonzalez.phoenix5d ago

Not quite the same thing but it reminded me of a time I found a guy's wedding ring at a pawn shop about 5 years ago. He was a plumber who used to come into the coffee shop I worked at, always complained about his wife. The ring had his initials scratched inside. I never told him I saw it. Some things are better left alone.

barbara_moore734d ago

Three concepts and he just ghosted you? Did you ever find out if he actually used your work or just the general idea?