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Design: Differences Between Craft And Design

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The differences between craft and design has been an arguing topic to most. “Craft” means how well the artwork is made and it implies skill with techniques and materials. Something that is considered well crafted usually means that the crafter has a true mastery over the resources and the process in which to create the object. However, craft does not always mean beautiful. Objects could be well crafted, but in a roughly created way, or something could be crafted to intentionally look “ugly” therefore the level and type of craft needs to match the concept or idea of the artwork. “Design” often refers to the building arts such as architecture. Part of the meaning involves a functional or structural component, but it also includes aesthetics, …show more content…

The new fascination with handmade signifies a rejection of the synthetic world. This new group of artists concern themselves with the age-old techniques and focuses on detail, technique and tactility similar to that of figure 3. The great difference between craft and design is that while the craftsman ends up with a finished, functioning object, the designer does not. They end up with a drawing or some other type of conceptual idea that may, later, be made into an actual object. Until then, it remains an abstract sign from which the Latin meaning of design is sign. Therefore, a second stage needs to take place where the actual object is made. Another difference is that the craftsman engages material in the process of giving it form. In doing this, a craftsman always ends with a finished original, one of a kind object. Craft is physical whereas design is visual idea or concept. While the making of an original or set of originals is the goal of the craftsman, it is not the goal of the designer because of the nature of the design process. Designers are compelled to consider objects for mass production, so even though a design concept may be unique, the industrial production does not allow them to …show more content…

Craft, therefore, is a slower, originality, attention to quality and materials, to handcraft a functional object. Whereas, through defining how available resources may best serve this purpose, designers are charged with designing products that could be made with the use of automated machinery. An aspect of this process is defining a problem or question prior to the idea and planning stages relating to a solution. Design, once finished, is a quick industrial process and that has a loss of individuality through mass

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