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Between Art and Design?: Learn Design From A Zero Basis
Between Art and Design?: Learn Design From A Zero Basis
Between Art and Design?: Learn Design From A Zero Basis
words! Under each part of speech, make a classification based on the form!
After you classify them, try to analyze on how words in each group are
formed! Draw a conclusion from you analysis!
The difference between art and design can be clear-cut or hazy. The two
certainly overlap and are intricately intertwined. So what are the differences
between art and design?
During the process of human’s producing and creating activities, practicability
is conjunct with beauty, endowing materials both physical and spiritual
influences, which is one of the fundamental points of human design activities.
With the division of labor in society manufacturing process, art and design
begin to be separated and become two distinct individuals. However, art and
design are always interpenetrated and interacted from the perspective of the
development track of both art and design. For example, Davinci, a great man
in Renaissance, is not only a painter, but also a sculptor, architect,
meteorologist, physicist, etc. In spite of the separation and differences
between art and design, the two are inextricably linked.
Art is perceptual; it is beautiful and joy-making; it is for oneself; it is bardian;
countless individuals come together and thus humanity spiritual evolved,
which is the real purpose of art. Design is rational; it has to please its users; it
is to process images with thoughts; it can endow a certain meaning to one
work; it enables designers to express and realize his/her thoughts and ways
of thinking. Hence there are so many differences between art and design. Put
simply, the definitions of art and design are:
Design is for the others; it is based on solving the relationship of humans and
things.
1. From the Point of Creators
What are the differences between art and design from the point of
creators of art and design? Artists are often gifted. Despite the fact
that the studies of drawing, painting and sculpting from a young age
help developing their abilities, for artists natural gifts have a bigger
impact.
In comparison, design is a kind of skill that can be taught and
learned. You can learn design from a zero basis and be a great
designer without being an outstanding artist as long as the design
goals are reached. Numerous respectable designers are famous for
their concise style. They use simple color and material, but put more
emphasis on size, layout and interval; mastering these skills is easy
for even an ordinary man. Some designers would like to take
themselves to be an artist because they create something visually
attractive, something they would be proud for people to hang on a
wall and admire.
2. From the Point of Creation
Let’s talk about the differences between art and design from the point of
creation. Artists don’t have to and shouldn’t take the subsequent situations of
his/her artistic works into consideration when beginning creation. No
mandator will restrain his/her behavior, and he/she creates things out of his
own spiritual needs, which is well manifested by Van Gogh, Gauguin and
other leading artists. Van Gogh didn’t take money as his goal though he also
hoped to fetch a good price for his paintings. Otherwise, he could totally follow
the fashion of that time and painted some economically-benefited pictures.
In comparison, there are mandators in the process of design.
Designers must take into consideration that his/her designs should
bring certain profits for participating merchants and that his/her
works should be accepted by the user. In design activities, users
come first, designers second. In some situations, designers even
have to make a compromise. Hence what he/she needs to deliver
should not be his/her subjective wishes but the commercial aims and
the common aesthetic direction of the user. Therefore designs can
fail when goals are failed to reach.