For many, design and art are like two sides of the same coin. And to some extent, that’s true. But when the job is to craft a poster, a flyer, a website, or an app interface, the difference smacks you in the face. Functionality and purpose take center stage.

As the philosopher Immanuel Kant pointed out, true art is without purpose. There’s no goal, no destination guiding the artist’s hand. Design, on the other hand, is all about function. It’s got a job to do, a message to convey. It exists to serve.

And that’s the challenge for every designer with an artistic soul: to create something that’s both practical and beautiful, to satisfy their own creative urges while still delivering a useful product.

Working professionally in this field, I know the struggle. Clients often have their own ideas, sometimes clashing with the designer’s artistic vision. That’s why I’ve started a design study, a personal quest to bring art and function together. It’s about creating designs that not only work, but also delight the eye, designs that speak to the importance of beauty and harmony in our everyday lives.

And that’s exactly why this digital playground of mine exists: to experiment with a healthy balance between usefulness and beauty, between instrumentality and pure aesthetic.