Re: Proper Names - Definition

This is a discussion on Re: Proper Names - Definition within the Adobe Typography forums in Adobe Tools category; Art, (all following text is opinion) is anything which appeals to the emotional, uses aesthetics rather than pure functionality, to elicit a response of any kind. I consider design art. Then we simply disagree on this. To me, typesetting and design are crafts, not art. I simply don't consider I'm commenting on the human condition when I set type. To me, eliciting a response is not sufficient to elevate a thing to art....

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Old 09-24-2008, 11:51 PM
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Art, (all following text is opinion) is anything which appeals to the
emotional, uses aesthetics rather than pure functionality, to elicit a
response of any kind. I consider design art.




Then we simply disagree on this. To me, typesetting and design are crafts, not art. I simply don't consider I'm commenting on the human condition when I set type. To me, eliciting a response is not sufficient to elevate a thing to art.
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