Do You Know Charles and Ray Eames?

If you don’t know who Charles and Ray Eames are, your ass probably does. Because you sat in one of their chairs.

• Rich Roat at Typo Berlin 2010

I can proudly say, mine has.

Posted June 12th 2010 in with Comments 0

The Difference Between an Artist and a Designer

an artist works for his or her fans. a designer works for his or her fans and critics.

• A thought

It’s hard to imagine that someone who is not a fan of Damien Hirst would buy his diamond skull for 50 million pounds.

Someone who is not a fan of a certain designer probably won’t inquire about a job. But a fan could turn into a critic and vice versa throughout every single project. There is no failsafe for that. It’s the natural designer/client dynamic.

So maybe it should say: “is getting paid by his or her fans (and critics).” But that would invite the term “commercial artist” to this argument. And we like to keep it simple around here.

Posted June 1st 2010 in with Comments 0

 

 

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