Art vs. Design

I think that the difference between art and design is different amongst everyone. People all have their own perspectives on what art is or what design is. For me, art is a way to freely express your emotions and convey some type of message. Design, on the other hand, is something that is very functional and purposeful. It is very conceptual and brings forth ideas of how technology and items will be like in the future. Art can also show the future, but in a more general sense of how the world will be in the future. Many designers are artists and artists are designers; however, the difference between what each does is very apart. Designers are somewhat like engineers. They have to understand and know how concepts work and what will meet the objectives of the concepts. Art is more about the medium of a piece of work and the color scheme that is applied to it. Also, designers are given instructions on what has to be done, while artist do not have instructions. Artists follow what they want to do and how they want to create the piece of work. But, both art and design does not have boundaries. Artists and designers are similar in that they both try to go beyond what already exists and create something completely new. Another difference between the two is that they each look for a different audience and has to fulfill different prerequisites. Art looks for a audience who appreciates a style of emotion and the message that is being shown. Design, on the the other hand, is looking for an audience who likes to see what products of the future are like and how functional and unique the product is. Overall, I think art and design is very different, but others may think that because they both cover a similar field of work that they are similar.