People tend to like discussing the differences between art and design, and point out that art serves no function while design does. I don’t know about that, but I would rather live in a world surrounded by art than surrounded by apps and ads.
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Great points from everyone here. I’ve always thought of it this way: Artists create with the intention to communicate how THEY want to express themselves while Designers typically communicate what OTHERS want to express.
Also contributes to how each tends to describe their work. Artists are pretty gray or non-tangible with their word selection. Designers are typically black and white with their terminology. Very solution oriented.