Comments on: The Artist vs. The Designer http://www.homergaines.com/blog/2008/05/the-artist-vs-the-designer/ Freelance Web Designer & Flash Developer Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:39:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: brettb http://www.homergaines.com/blog/2008/05/the-artist-vs-the-designer/#comment-10 brettb Wed, 14 May 2008 18:16:01 +0000 http://www.homergaines.com/blog/2008/05/the-artist-vs-the-designer/#comment-10 Taking it in a slightly different direction ... When The Artist finishes their work, it is done. It gets consumed by different people visually and that consumption is a 1-way street. (eg looking at wireframe mockups for a given web-site). On the flip side, when The Designer finishes their work, it is consumed by different people interactively in more of an emperical manner (eg there are many different ways to consume it). They are different skill sets, and those who have worked with both know+understand+appreciate the differences. At least, I do. :) Taking it in a slightly different direction …

When The Artist finishes their work, it is done. It gets consumed by different people visually and that consumption is a 1-way street. (eg looking at wireframe mockups for a given web-site).

On the flip side, when The Designer finishes their work, it is consumed by different people interactively in more of an emperical manner (eg there are many different ways to consume it).

They are different skill sets, and those who have worked with both know+understand+appreciate the differences. At least, I do. :)

]]> By: mk http://www.homergaines.com/blog/2008/05/the-artist-vs-the-designer/#comment-8 mk Thu, 08 May 2008 04:35:39 +0000 http://www.homergaines.com/blog/2008/05/the-artist-vs-the-designer/#comment-8 Now see, if you asked me (and you should ;) ) I'd say you were a master craftsman. But that's just me, and I dig on th ings differently sometimes :) Now see, if you asked me (and you should ;) ) I’d say you were a master craftsman. But that’s just me, and I dig on th ings differently sometimes :)

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