Hereford College of Arts

I'm still thinking about my question 'When does an image or drawing become a design?' And thank fellow blogers for their feedback. Here are a few more of my ideas around the issue: Does the image/drawing become a design when it has been commissioned for a specific brief and place etc.. Or is it to do with the artist's own intention – what he/she views it to be? Intends it to be? Or is it connected with the fact that a design might be applied to an object – perhaps as decoration? How much room is there for design in Fine Art? Is my use of the word design because my banners are going to be professionally printed (produced) by someone else? Or is it because they could now infact be multi-reproduced say as 50 editions, – where as my paintings would probably be one offs? I personally think that it comes back to what the artist wants their work to be.