Creative links: 29 July 2007
Posted 29 July 2007, by Aaron
Is design art?
You can’t design without some kind of artistic vision or ability. Many designers would make great artists. But is design art? This is one of those fascinating perpetual questions and is discussed in great detail over at Design Sojurn. Is good design is art?
“Design has intent and often has a functional purpose and that is to solve a problem… It’s not to say that art has neither purpose nor meaning. No, it’s just that good art is defined under a different set of parameters.”
Can we have this link above the fold please? And this one?
Seeing websites with far too many links crammed above the fold on the homepage is one of my pet peeves. And quite a common one too. Milissa Tarquini of Boxes and Arrows writes an excellent article examining and deconstructing the myth of the fold.
“Don’t throw your best practices out the window, but stop cramming stuff above a certain pixel point. You’re not helping anyone. Open up your designs and give your users some visual breathing room. If your content is compelling enough your users will read it to the end.”
Protecting your creative work
All creative individuals, including bloggers, need to be aware of intellectual property rules and copyright laws. Yet, unless you have a doctorate in law you can be forgiven for finding the myriad rules and myths somewhat confusing. Charity from Design Adaptations summarises much of the terminology and lists many tools to help you protect your creative work.
“Protecting intellectual property is undoubtedly a concern for every designer, coder, musician, artist and writer… Understanding your rights, first of all, is essential to protecting them.”
Many thanks for the recent comments Charity and cormski.
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Tags:Art, Copyright, Web Design
Charity
31 July 2007, 4:59 am