Differences between Art and Design

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Even though people think Art and Design are the same terms about creation, they are entirely different.

Design is a method of action, which is a plan that create works, showing how works to be made and how it works and looks. Design does not necessary to have to be creating new things, but it has to have a purpose for that. For example, designers try to motivate consumers to buy their products. Designer always has to communicate with their clients, knowing what they want and what they need. Design depends largely on constraint. Usually designers have to rearrange their works over times, for the sake of creating a suitable design for their clients.

Art is a skill that has a special ability, which is also personal and is self-expression. Purpose of art is a way for artists to express their feelings. Successful artists have to have a good imagination and proficient skills in order to create good works. But artists do not need to have a purpose to create their works, they can just do it according to their feelings or emotions.

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From both creators’ abilities, they do need to have skill, which is techniques to help for creating their works. But the most important thing for being a good artist does need to have innate talent, because that is essential for an artist to succeed. On the other hand designer don't necessary to have talent, they just need to achieve the objectives of design.

Design is an expression of the purpose and art is a way of expressing emotion. As interviewing Charles Eames about the topic “What is Design?” Charles said a good design can be judged as an art, which means a work achieves esthetics. As the Apple's computer, people buying them not only because it is functional, it also because it has a good out look. That's the reason why Apple can be successful. Although there are many gray areas between Art and Design, they are totally different discipline.