Art Vs. Design

           Craig A Elimeliah's article spoke absolute truth in my opinion. The basic idea of the passage is that design follows a structure and set of rules in order to reach a goal, whereas art follows no rules or guidelines at all in order to convey an emotion.
           The essay then dives into the separation between art and design, and when that separation disintegrates. Often, artists will follow the methods used by previous artists when they are creating, which then makes their final piece a design, and not art. 
           What I took from this article is that art and design are connected through the creation process, and completely separated in the outcome. While a painter is painting, he/she will take ideas and techniques from other pieces of art they have seen, which is completely natural. It is extremely difficult to find inspiration that has no link to past experiences or memories, because people are influenced by their past all the time. If an artist saw a particular piece and fell in love with it, that piece is a part of their memory and their past, and it could easily seep into their current creations. That being said, Elimeliah was spot on in saying that an artist must put their OWN twist on a piece in order for it to be art. If they simply copy another creation, they are not creating; they are copying.
           Copying in the art world is a sin, because there is nothing creative about reproducing another piece of art exactly. Copying is somewhat part of the design world, however. Like Elimeliah said, design follows a specific pattern, and therefore many designs end up in a similar way. That is how you can differentiate the designers, from the artistic designers. An artistic designer will inject their creativity and their emotion into a design, whereas a regular designer will simply copy the archetype they are supposed to follow.
           So art and design can exist in "harmonious balance" when artists and designers are creating their work, but an artist's work should be fully unique for it to be art, and a designer's work should follow any guidelines for it to be a successful design.