I go through phases of reading lots of theory and then nothing at all, right now I feel like I’m embarking on the start of a new reading phase. I’ve just started reading Design as Art by Bruno Munari and am really enjoying it. This quote starts the chapter, and is a response to the question, What is a Designer?
“He is a planner with an aesthetic sense.”
This really amused and interested me. For years I have deliberated over the question of whether I am an artist or a designer or both, eventually coming to the conclusion that it probably doesn’t matter. But this quote seems to sum me up perfectly, I love order, organising and making things just so and I love to do this logically, functionally and aesthetically. I wonder if other designers see their work in this way too?