The Difference Between an Artist and a Designer

• 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 by Simon on June 1st 2010 in Thoughts

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