Plagiarism is a terrible thing. Remember when your school friend copied your homework and passed it off as his own? It hurt, didn’t it? But what about when the boot is on the other foot—when you happen across a great idea and want to claim it as your own? Argh, but the guilt…

The Dover Bookshop offers legalised and condonable plagiarism , and we can’t thank them enough. Their dedication to providing the most extensive range of copyright and permission free material in book form is second to none. Simply stop by the shop, buy books and CDs full of inspiring graphic and commercial imagery, and then do exactly what you want with said sentences and pictures when you get home. It’s an essential resource for artists, designers, illustrators, or anyone who has promised to make their best mate’s wedding invitations and hasn’t a clue where to find a Victorian etching of an appropriately coy blushing bride. Eduardo Paolozzi, the godfather of pop art, declared The Dover Bookshop to be his ‘favourite shop in all the world’—he even designed their logo to show his appreciation. Praise indeed for such a modest-looking store, and what wonders await within…