[Sigia-l] Why "design" makes some of us cringe.

[Listera]

"Tanya Rabourn" wrote:

> I'm taking it to mean that the designer takes into account these
> "consequences" more than the artist who isn't quite as motivated
> to stray from his own personal vision.

I wonder where people get this notion of an artist as an emotional
dilettante? Given the sorry state of much of the 'designed' stuff all around
us (including software :-), I'd venture to say that artists probably care
more about the consequences than most 'designers'. :-)

Best,

Ziya