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A Winner Emerges

DateMarch 3, 2010

For the past few weeks I've been running a Twitter contest, asking designers to tell the world why they love design.

There were some incredible entries, but I'm particularly-fond of this one:

I cannot agree more. Design is not art or necessarily making something pretty. While art is partly made from design, Design should be though of as SOLVING PROBLEMS. And when solving those problems, I get a high from it as well.

I don't consider myself a "blogger" or a writer, so I'll point you to a great article on the topic. Joshua Porter is known for his controversial "Design is (sort-of) not Art" stance. Design is Not Art, Redux (bokardo.com)

So congrats Dani Kelley! @accidentalArt | accidental-artist.com

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    Source: Design is Not Art, Redux
    by Joshua Porter at Bokardo Social Web Design on June 13, 2007
    ...What designers do is to solve problems by deciding on the look and function of something. This can be writing text, laying out an interface, planning a chair, or coming up with a better Netflix envelope, lightbulb, or chair...