The Dark Path

Had many sought of 'question' design moments this week. I've always seen design as sought of the mercenary wing of the arts. The artists who are prepared to get their hands dirty and delve almost completely in consumerism. I've never had a problem with that because I will always maintain a certain respect for the discipline of our visual language as designers. Great design is a beautiful thing to look at. So anyway my issue arose after the Paradise Apparatus Exhibition opening i went to earlier this week. It was beautiful and cool on an aesthetic level, the theory behind it honestly was a bit over my head but maybe i have a really low head...

Many drinks later though with a couple of friends we sought of debated weather or not that was actually art! My point was that art is really a balance between what the artist expresses from an internal standpoint, and what he or she wants the public to see. This lead to a comparison to design. In short: We're ultimately doing what we do simply to make money at the end of the day. A few drinks in ? I REALLY FOUND THAT DEPRESSING!

It made feel negative about design for the first time. That we're really just manipulating the masses to think a certain way, by always pushing our techniques in the name of innovation, really so that we can manipulate them in new ways.

The proverbial 'wolf in sheep's clothing'.

I know deep down that my heart lies in design, but if i need to delve into art just to avoid an office job someday, I'll find a graphic designers solution to that problem.