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Don quoting Eduardo: > A education in Art History is an education not only on the variations of > aesthetical perception but also on applied technical innovation. But more > than this, it gives a perspective on the quest of humans for their > indisputable humanity. [snip] > Extracting Design from art would be another steady step towards a soulless > ignorant bright future. Don > I disagree with your concluding sentence: [snip] > That is because I am optimistic, believing that design is fundamentally > different than art in emphasizing the development of practical objects, > services, and organizations. Designers can enhance human abilities and > satisfy need in a way that captures the soul, the vibrancy of life, and > does indeed lead to a bright future. These goals differ from those of > Art. We need Art. We need Design: the two are different. If assume that Art is the subject of Art History, it is worth noting that Art History studies and traditionally studied, many practical objects. Gunnar Gunnar Swanson East Carolina University graphic design program http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cfac/soad/graphic/index.cfm [log in to unmask] Gunnar Swanson Design Office 1901 East 6th Street Greenville NC 27858 USA http://www.gunnarswanson.com [log in to unmask] +1 252 258-7006 ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------