I think design, to a degree, is more generous and more humanistic than art, though great art can move us more.
Paula ScherThe job of the designer is to make things understandable, usable, accessible, enjoyable... important to a public, that involves the public.
Paula ScherHaving no purpose is the function of art, so somebody else can look at it and ask a question. Design is different - you're supposed to understand what's going on. You can be delighted by it, intrigued by it, but you're supposed to know it's a hot dog stand.
Paula Scher