 “Design is 

not art..”
 “Art is meant to provoke thought and emotions, but it doesn’t solve
problems.”

 “, whereas designers employ a methodical, data-driven process.”

 Both art and design benefit from expressing emotions and telling

stories.

 Art and design share the same fundamental visual principles. Colour,

shape, line, balance, contrast, rhythm, etc. These are the most basic
building blocks that both artists and designers work with to create
visual experiences.

 both involve compositions, using physical and visual means. Both

share a base of knowledge and skill. Both involve applying
imagination and creativity to the concepts they address.

 The difference between art and design lies in intent.

 Where art and design overlap?

 they are completely distinct practices that happen to share some

attributes

 The artist shares their emotions and views through choices of color,
shape, and content. Design aims to motivate. To make the people who
view it actually do something – also using color, shape, and content

 Art is Interpreted, Design is Understood

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 Invitation to share personal
points of view
 Artists primarily work off instinct
 Sharing feelings
 Answering personal questions
 Art, in its purest form, has no
boundaries on intent. It can serve
any purpose the artist chooses, no
purpose at all, or an intentionally
vague purpose aimed to generate
different reactions based on
the viewers perspective and
intent.
 Art can express the viewpoint of
the artist, ask social or political
questions, or exists only for the
purpose of adding beauty to its
environment.
 Commissioned art has a client,
but that doesn't equate to design,
because its value is still
subjectively measured.
  Art is raising a question
 Art is an open debate
 Art is writing and interpreting your
own story.
 Art is the voice of the soul.
 Art only needs an inner approval.
 Art is an act of freedom.
 the success of a piece of art
 Pragmatic
 Design has to function
 Test ideas
 Solving other people problems
 Design always has a specific
purpose. It must achieve a goal,
and if it doesn’t, it’s judged to be
bad design.
 Design has clients, constraints,
business goals and user needs.
Some constraints are dictated by
the client (business goals, budget,
timeframe), others are imposed
by the medium (technology,
responsive design), while others
are necessities of the customer
(user goals, expectations,
accessibility).
 It must look great AND perform
its intended function. Only then
is it successful design.
 Design is solving a problem. 
 Design is conclusive.
 Design is being an actor and
following a script
 Design is the mind looking for
solutions.
 Design needs a collective
acceptance. 
 Design is an act of empathy
 Design work generally stems

might be measured by its ability
to make people ask questions of
themselves and the world around
them. It exists to serve no
purpose but its own existence –
to be art. To challenge, or set
people on a path of reflection.
  art tends to be an expression of a
completely new idea
 artists tend to want to inspire
feelings.
 art can be interpreted very
differently and rarely has just one
meaning.
 artistic ability is considered an
innate gift.
 subjective
from the need to communicate a
pre-existing message
 If a designer’s objective is to
communicate a pre-existing
message, then they are
considering how they will
motivate their audience
 Designers usually want their
work to be clearly understood by
their audience, or clients
 Design is considered a skill that
can be taught
 Feedback is very important
 Objective
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