Art v. Design and Creativity

When you think about art and design you usually think about them together but you never really think about the differences between the two; they are nearly synonymous. According to Elimeliah in "Art vs. Design," art is the innovation and creation of new chaotic pieces while design is more of an engineering of repeated creations. Cuero shares this idea in saying that creativity is based on innovation and the unknown, not what is obvious. He says however, that it has nothing to do with art or technological advancements. 

I agree and disagree with Cuero. I think that he and Elimeliah are right in saying that creativity and art are based in what is new and innovative. Cuero says that people don't enjoy the process anymore and I think that this relates to Elimeliah's definition of design because in design, you only copy others' processes and get the same end result. There is no time taken in the middle to enjoy what it is you are doing. 

I will admit to the fact that, though I call myself an artist, I usually fall more into the designer category because I usually just want to get to the end of the product and don't care much about how I got there. This is because, especially when it comes to school work, there is a very large fear of failure so when I know that there is a surefire way to get a good grade or good end result, I will use it and not think twice. I'd like to work on this more, but in the near future I don't see it happening. 

Intro and First Impressions

Hello class! My name is Lex and I'm probably a lot more awkward than I seem. Or maybe that has been coming across in which case, I am exactly as awkward as I seem. I'm really geeky and weird and spend most of my time perusing the internet and wasting away on my computer so this class is pretty much perfect.

My very first impression of the class was that it was gonna be pretty cool and, even after finding out how much reading there is going to be, I still think that and hope that I'm right. I've always been an art oriented kid so I'm looking forward to extending my knowledge in the field that I have grown to love.