Welcome to the future podcast, a show that explores the interesting overlap between design, marketing, and business.

I'm Greg Gunn.

This episode comes from a live stream that we hosted via YouTube in early 2020. And in it, Chris Fields questions

from a group of visiting students, seniors actually, from Loyola Marymount

University. The Q&A covers topics like the difference between art and design,

demonstrating your value to clients, what to charge for your work, and why there is truly nothing new under the sun. Enjoy.

We're here with Loyola Merrimount students here, you guys all seniors, and I'm happy to see you.

So let's kick it off.

What would you like to know?

I mean, maybe from you personally, I, this is a personal question yes I'm dealing with this dilemma of being an artist

but also being a designer and maybe my question is do you think an

artist can be a designer do you think a designer is an artist? Yeah. So it's C, so I don't know Carly Simon is it

L Y or I. Y. Y. Okay. Thank you. Yes and so you're you're struggling with this idea of an artist and a designer.

And how do you self-identify?

Currently as an artist.

Okay.

And do you have definitions in your mind about what one is versus the other?

I think one's a creator, artist,

artist is the creator.

And then a designer would be more of a visual communicator.

The visual communicator.

But I think both are problem solvers.

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