Comments on: Art vs. Design: The Great Debate http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/art-vs-design/ Learn, discuss and explore the realm of Graphic Design. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:05:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: kristarella http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/art-vs-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2609 kristarella Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:03:54 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/art-vs-design/#comment-2609 Hmm, I'm not sure. I don't think you need to be able to do it from scratch. Perhaps being a designer means you have the skills to use and manipulate stock and combine that with other things to produce what they want? Not sure. I suppose if it's really something you don't do you could send them to another designer - perhaps even have a sort of reciprocal arrangement with another designer that they could send you people too. Perhaps it's up to the people shopping for a designer to look at their portfolio and judge if that's the sort of thing they want. Hmm, I’m not sure. I don’t think you need to be able to do it from scratch. Perhaps being a designer means you have the skills to use and manipulate stock and combine that with other things to produce what they want?

Not sure. I suppose if it’s really something you don’t do you could send them to another designer – perhaps even have a sort of reciprocal arrangement with another designer that they could send you people too.

Perhaps it’s up to the people shopping for a designer to look at their portfolio and judge if that’s the sort of thing they want.

]]> By: LaurenMarie http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/art-vs-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2606 LaurenMarie Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:36:30 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/art-vs-design/#comment-2606 <strong>Vivien (inspirationbit)</strong>, Thanks for pointing out the last comment on that post from SM. I took a look, but Silveryn isn't there anymore and he deleted his dA portfolio! There were a few other people that had "tributes" to him though, so I was able to find the Change of Seasons illustrations. I think they are a little liberal when suggesting those ones that combine photos and illustrations are ripping of his work. Inspired by? Definitely. Stealing? I'd have to say no. But when are we not inspired and influenced by things we see? Most of stuff out there is recycled ideas anyway. <strong>alex</strong>, Hey! Long time no see! Glad you've stopped by again. I visited your blog and you have gone through a lot of changes this year! Maybe that explains your absence over here? I think you're right about design being a part of art; they are all creative-oriented, but design does have the need to communicate. <strong>kristarella</strong>, Yes, I saw your comment over there! I would've loved to run something like that here, but Verlee beat me to it! Communication is <em>definitely</em> the key to design. I've always thought that art was more for its own sake and it doesn't matter if anyone else "gets" it. Perhaps that's a little too liberal of a definition, though. I think the thing I want to know is, when people ask me to create things in a certain style, do I need to be able to do that? I know I am not an artist, so why do people expect that I can illustrate the exact style they're looking for? (why do <em>I</em> expect that from myself??) Vivien (inspirationbit),
Thanks for pointing out the last comment on that post from SM. I took a look, but Silveryn isn’t there anymore and he deleted his dA portfolio! There were a few other people that had “tributes” to him though, so I was able to find the Change of Seasons illustrations. I think they are a little liberal when suggesting those ones that combine photos and illustrations are ripping of his work. Inspired by? Definitely. Stealing? I’d have to say no. But when are we not inspired and influenced by things we see? Most of stuff out there is recycled ideas anyway.

alex,
Hey! Long time no see! Glad you’ve stopped by again. I visited your blog and you have gone through a lot of changes this year! Maybe that explains your absence over here?

I think you’re right about design being a part of art; they are all creative-oriented, but design does have the need to communicate.

kristarella,
Yes, I saw your comment over there! I would’ve loved to run something like that here, but Verlee beat me to it! Communication is definitely the key to design. I’ve always thought that art was more for its own sake and it doesn’t matter if anyone else “gets” it. Perhaps that’s a little too liberal of a definition, though.

I think the thing I want to know is, when people ask me to create things in a certain style, do I need to be able to do that? I know I am not an artist, so why do people expect that I can illustrate the exact style they’re looking for? (why do I expect that from myself??)

]]> By: kristarella http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/art-vs-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2605 kristarella Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:52:59 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/art-vs-design/#comment-2605 Reminds me of Veerle's post <a href="http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/what_is_graphic_design/" rel="nofollow">What is Graphic Design</a>. I don't think design and art are the same but they can definitely overlap and enhance each other. Art makes a point for the artist or a statement about something, design fulfills a purpose or conveys a message (in a more communicative way that the point made by art). You're right that a lot of the examples in the destroying Web 2.0 post were arty. Although Elliot Jay Stocks could probably done with a little brush magic! Veerle's site is an example of a mixture of art and well placed elements. Some designers use mainly well placed elements (Chris Pearson, Brian Gardner). Reminds me of Veerle’s post What is Graphic Design.

I don’t think design and art are the same but they can definitely overlap and enhance each other. Art makes a point for the artist or a statement about something, design fulfills a purpose or conveys a message (in a more communicative way that the point made by art).

You’re right that a lot of the examples in the destroying Web 2.0 post were arty. Although Elliot Jay Stocks could probably done with a little brush magic!

Veerle’s site is an example of a mixture of art and well placed elements.

Some designers use mainly well placed elements (Chris Pearson, Brian Gardner).

]]> By: alex http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/art-vs-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2584 alex Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:33:33 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2008/01/art-vs-design/#comment-2584 Design is a segment of art just like painting and drawing are also segments. Design holds its own talent and difference, an effect that works for something better at times, and at times can't fill the part. To me design incorporates the WHOLE picture, where as art can be just a piece. As an artist who loves to play designer as well, I use a lot of my own art in my designs. Design for me is a different though process, its the playing of word, and art together to express a particular idea or grab attention for a reason. Where as for me art is just a flow from my heart, its not measure or thought it just is. Design is a segment of art just like painting and drawing are also segments. Design holds its own talent and difference, an effect that works for something better at times, and at times can’t fill the part. To me design incorporates the WHOLE picture, where as art can be just a piece. As an artist who loves to play designer as well, I use a lot of my own art in my designs. Design for me is a different though process, its the playing of word, and art together to express a particular idea or grab attention for a reason. Where as for me art is just a flow from my heart, its not measure or thought it just is.

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