Thursday, September 22, 2016

Art vs. Design

So I was on my mission when they separated the art department and design department as it is now.
It was really cool to see samples of the art being made in all of these classes. There are a lot of similarities between the art and design departments, but also a lot of differences.. I think design had a lot more variety.. Like they had 3-d elements, Adobe design, animation, drawing, painting, photography, video... So much! And I saw so many different styles- the animation art next to the photography was completely different in  style and feel. I also felt that the design department was more geared to occupation.. Because with those jobs, you would most likely be creating for a certain company or employer. And so I felt like a lot of the work was already trying to achieve that.. Like, trying to create the styles of companies they want to work for. Whereas art, I felt, was more unified.. (Maybe because I'm biased) but, I could see how students were developing their own voice in their art making. I mean, there was a lot of variety too, everyone has a different voice. I also saw a lot of people being inspired by their classmates and teachers' work. And I think as opposed to the design department, art students are more about creating for themselves- they want to be successful artists in their own way. 

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