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Art vs. Design: Are Illustrations Art or Design?

3 years ago from Fulgenzia Delucci, Freelance UI Designer

  • Alison Bustos, 3 years ago

    Defo art. I've had exchanges with "artists" working especially with video game publishers, usually artwork such as this is not requested as your everyday banner etc. Instead, the art directors, creative directors, or any other decision maker tells the artist what the feel of the work requested is, gives them a simple yet comprehensive idea about the project and the artist 'creates' by giving their touch. That's why video game artwork and actual game assets can have a wide variety of difference in style.

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    • Sten Roossien, 3 years ago

      art is created for the sake of being created. The moment something is directed, managed or requested I'd say that's design.

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      • Stefano TirloniStefano Tirloni, 3 years ago

        Not 100% sure about this, so when the Pope told Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel, that's just design?

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        • andreis .andreis ., 3 years ago

          Not 100% sure about this, so when the Pope told Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel, that's just design?

          It was in fact design, or rather - commercial art. Most of the catholic/religious art was commissioned by the church to bring the religious ideas (or doctrine) to the illiterate masses.

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      • S B, 3 years ago

        I don't think that's a good definition. Art is commissioned all the time. Illustration, in my opinion, is a meeting point of design and art. Design is visual communication with purpose.. a designer might use an illustration (or hire an illustrator) to achieve their design, but the illustration used is still 'art'. Art isn't just created for the sake of it... art has emotional/communicative/intellectual purpose.

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