3 min survey about fine art & graphic design by doug crites

February 7th, 2010

Posted by admin in graphic design | 25 Comments »


This is a video survey of UMSL students talking about the differences between fine art and graphic design. The project resulted in the creation of study fine design, a movement that hopes to blur the line between fine art and graphic design, break boundaries, and start a new art revolution! Thanks to all of my friends for appearing in the video, especially my beautiful girlfriend Lauren leblanc. music by blur (please don’t sue me)

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25 Responses

  1. Jessecomeau80 Says:

    I kind of wish I had gone to Art school, but this makes me feel better about being a self taught real world artist. I am involved in the New Hampshire Art Association, and am afraid of the “politics” in art. Why do I get criticised for my education, yet juried for my talent?

  2. MadSkankHughes Says:

    doesn’t matter how long it takes to do, graphic design can be drawn – that could take a while.

  3. lesleyburt Says:

    Graphic design is NOT just about software.

  4. lesleyburt Says:

    I went to a fine art university for 4 years in the drawing & painting program. It was the closest thing I could get to Illustration without going into the Design program, and it was… interesting, to say the least. People had very strange ideas about illustration and design.

  5. Bluwhodesign Says:

    As you pointed out Andy Warhol, and also Escher, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Mucha they hang in national museums are they Fine art or Graphic Design?

  6. Bluwhodesign Says:

    Do you know how many months it took that fine artist to paint that 3000 painting? And how often the fineartist is able to sell a painting? Everyone is all ready able to buy all the software, have been for 10 years or more.

  7. Bluwhodesign Says:

    LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, Love the ending!

  8. alfizzy711 Says:

    wow way to put down those millions of designers trying to make a living. Don’t worry ’bout me, like I mentioned before, im not a graphic designer.

  9. microbot23 Says:

    noone who is decent goes on youtube and writes a comment like that. i’m sure you suck ass! you’re a noname like all the other millions of designers who work in random crappy agency’s doing random crap work!

  10. spookymoo Says:

    Graphic Design is Visual Communication, pure and simple.

  11. MastersofMelee Says:

    LOL after that last guy’s ambitions for graduation, im not becoming a graphic designer :D D, lol nah jk, the dream is still alive..being unemployed out of your garage will suck though..

  12. alfizzy711 Says:

    I was pretty decent Graphic Designer, And I had no experience in drawing. I just had to keep mind what elitist graphic designers frowned upon. I quit though.

  13. vodkainjapan Says:

    graphic design is not advertising. it IS used in advertising occasionally. not the same though. i know – i DO that.

  14. rictit Says:

    Graphic Design in 10 years from now, will not exist, anyone is going to be able to become a graphic designer, just by buying the softwares and putting effort to know the basics. And it will not be graphic designer, but Graphic Artist or Graphic Art, or Artist. And that’s it!!! But still, companies will hire creative dudes!!! To be honest, if a painter sells a painting for 3000 dllrs in just one piece, who is more intelligent? The designer or the artist?

  15. epete22 Says:

    you’re fucking idiot Andrew. Do you work in advertising? Oooo…….Nooo you don’t you faggy band geek. Ooo are you an artist? Noo you’re faggy band geek.

  16. AndrewKrr Says:

    Graphic design is more than just advertising, you should learn about the topic you are commenting on before actually posting a comment.

  17. slipslipknot555 Says:

    I do extactly the same ;) First I draw in real life, then I edit

  18. lifeisshortliveitup Says:

    p my bro …my frens every1 was RIGHT! being an artist means ruining ur life! i guess i have to stop dreaming and giving up my dream 2 become an artist !!! sobs sobs**

  19. chasemitch Says:

    you dumb asses the say drawing is unnessacary for a graphic artist, everything i do with my art i draw out then edit in photoshop

    some times i use pure computer

    but still stfu

    lol i really liek this video

  20. epete22 Says:

    graphic design is advertising. fine art is art. there is def a mixture but its not the same

  21. terencehooper Says:

    can this talent post sales!

  22. glenyeo Says:

    It’s not rocket science. Graphic designers create work for other people while artist create work for themselves (or at least they try to).

  23. shanesoc Says:

    oh guy below when will you learn !! ammmmmmm

  24. studyfinedesign Says:

    Actually their is a pretty even mix of traditional fine art majors and graphic design majors. Many of these students have since graduated and landed great jobs.

  25. guyute4220 Says:

    Graphic design is not a fine art. It as an applied art. Most of the opinions here are made by obviouse FINE ART students that will never make any money or LIFE with their work. See you all at Walmart stoogies.

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