Art, Design, Craft

     There are differences between the definitions of art, design, and craft. However, at some point they can all work together when it comes to creating something. When it comes to art, there are several different expressions of art, such as music, film, photography, literature, paintings, and sculptures. Art gives a wide range to what creators can use as materials and developing pieces of work. Strong emotions and thoughts can often become part of the creation of a piece, which then brings up emotions and thoughts to the audience paying attention to the piece of art work. An example of art that often portrays obvious emotions and thoughts is music. Music can flex peoples’ emotions according to just the tone and lyrics of a song. Everyone can identify a sad or happy song if asked to. When people hear a song with a certain emotion tide to it, it is because the artist was feeling the same emotions when developing the song. Film and literature often play on the emotions of people as well, because of how the creators develop the characters’ personalities in the story lines. People come to connect with the main character and hope they fulfill their destiny, and people learn to dislike the villain of the story. However, when it comes to photography, paintings, and sculptures, the emotions and thoughts are not always as obvious as music, film, or literature because there are not words or characters’ acting involved. These three forms of art can be obvious to what the artist is trying to portray, or they can be very abstract and challenges the audience to think. No matter what is portrayed in photography, paintings, or sculptures, there is always emotion and thoughts involved in the development and viewing of the pieces of art work.
    Art is the finished creation of a piece, where as design is the construction of a physical object or sometimes the construction of an art piece. Design relates more to objects such as furniture, clothing, buildings and other physical items and the construction of them rather than the final product and its effect on people. With any art piece there is normally a process of developing the piece to get to the final product, and that process is called design. People have to first design something in order for there to be a final product to bring out those emotions and thoughts in people. However, when design relates to objects, it focuses on the appearance and construction of objects. Designers have to think about the constructions of objects in order for them to be useful. Clothing needs to fit right and be able to stay sewn together. Buildings need to designed just right to avoid major damages or a collapsable building. Majority of the time, furniture needs to look pleasing in order for people to purchase items. Like paintings and sculptures, designs can be considered art as well, but design art of designs are focused more on the construction and placement of pieces.
    Craft relates to art and design, but craft is about the skill or trade in an area of work. For example, fashion designers have a skill in designing clothes, and directors have a skill in filming.    Craft is related to both the arts and items of utility such as furniture. Some people put together art pieces and some put together furniture and other objects, which are all part of craft. Art, design, and craft have differences. Art is music, literature, paintings, film, photography, and sculptures. Design is the construction of and item or object. Craft is a skill or trade in a certain area that a person possess. However, all can connect to each other at some point because of all the points involved in creating a piece. Most of the time, an art piece is the final product, design is the construction involved to get to the final product, and the craft is the creator’s skill in that area.