In reference to the quoted,
As a creative, you do have people you look up to or admire in your industry.
The aim here isnโt to pick, combine and dump!
Rather,
โข Study patterns from all these sources
โข Pick that which you love/resonates more with you
โข Leave out the part that makes less sense to you
โข Add your personality
and grow with it ๐ฑ
IN SUMMARY:
Gather information and try to surpass them in your unique way.
โGood artists copy, great artists stealโ - Pablo Picasso.
You donโt always have to start from scratch.
โข Get ideas from various sources,
โข Combine or tweak it
โข Put in your own uniqueness
And you have a hit!