Art Director Vs. Designer 1818 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 4 weeks ago | Thread started: Aug 25, 08, 2:27 p.m.

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• nedwurred

  What's the difference?

  Aug 25, 08, 2:27 p.m. – Permalink

• moamoa

  

  • kidding :)– moamoa

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:28 p.m. – Permalink

• CALLES

  usually art directors boss around and harass designers... and if you get a bad one they will take credit for your work

  • and make more money– CALLES

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:29 p.m. – Permalink

• dearhead

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art…

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des…

  ftw

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:29 p.m. – Permalink

• moamoa

  and you forgot the creative director :)

  http://www.qbn.com/topics/546799…

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:31 p.m. – Permalink

• cannonball

  art directors have learned that poopie belongs in the toilet, and that you should wear a collared shirt to work. thats about it.

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:31 p.m. – Permalink

• moamoa

  ääääähhhhmmmmm now I am confused

  nedwurred & dearhead ... you both guys "one guy" have/has the same website :)

  awww

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:34 p.m. – Permalink

• Soler

  http://www.designtalkboard.com/d…

  • "Mac operator?" how old is this article??– b_electro

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:34 p.m. – Permalink

• moamoa

  an dearheads know the answers of nedwurreds question...

  freaky 2012?

  • and they're both from MN– bulletfactory1/2

    wowwww amazing– moamoa2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:34 p.m. – Permalink

• CALLES

  they usually decide what music its played in the office

  • HAHHAHAHAHAHA, i love this... so true... oOoO YOU'RE SO CURRENT WITH YOUR "HIP" MUSIC– lobstarr

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:35 p.m. – Permalink

• dearhead

  I really prefer working in places without art directors, its actually one of the questions I'll ask in an interview. What role do they play/etc.. If i'm not playing both roles, i'm generally not having fun.

  Art directors generally come up with the concept, and use designers as their wrist. Bad creative directors do the same thing.

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:35 p.m. – Permalink

• dirtydesign

  an art director here, comes up with ideas and executes the design as well.

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:36 p.m. – Permalink

• Llyod

  one is good at design. the other used to be good at design.

  • true.– jeffkab1/2

    p.s. the one who used to be good at design usually makes double the one that's still good.– jeffkab2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:37 p.m. – Permalink

• cannonball

  a big problem in the industry is that people try to find out what is required by a role and then expand or contract to fit those standards. makes for a lot of squandered talent IMHO

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:39 p.m. – Permalink

• morilla

  Do as I say, not what I do.

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:44 p.m. – Permalink

• scrap_paper

  I don't know if it really makes a difference. Depends on the work environment. The only relationship I've really seen, regardless of the titles involved, is that some places have a severe distinction between creative and production and some don't.

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:48 p.m. – Permalink

• moamoa

  art directors are funny...

  agencies are booking me sometimes as an "art director" for photography projects... I prefer to say that I am doing art direction and not that I am an Art Director in this case...

  We start to talk... blalabla good model, yes... bad make up, yes.. photographer is from spain, aha yes... blabla

  me: you like veer fonts?
  ad: what?

  me: I would suggest to put the logo in the middle and smaller
  ad: WHY? the client likes it big

  me: what do you think about the new saturday & untitled websit
  ad: who?

  me: Alex Trochut?
  ad: who?

  me: Dior Homme suit
  ad: yes yes I bought it in grey & black...

  just an example... but its sad... they loose often their sense & interest... of course not everyone... but many

  • The spectrum of the "designer" lexicon is wide enough for one to be clueless about another's interests– cannonball1/2

    to be honest, I am just talking about the Directors from BIG companies– moamoa2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:51 p.m. – Permalink

• Llyod

  I've worked with ADs who designed but I have no idea how much they were paid. I'll find out

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:53 p.m. – Permalink

• pylon

  Haha, moamoa.

  Totally depends on agency and client size as well. Some ADs at larger agencies, or with larger clients I should say, just because quality-control to make sure that everything designed fits an overly constrictive (and usually dated) style-guide.

  Bad ADs and CDs have no idea what they're asking as far as tech, etc. Good ones roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, regardless of agency/studio size.

  My two cents.

  • I agree.. it depends always on the situation and agency size :)– moamoa

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 2:57 p.m. – Permalink