Journal Entry while in Japan for exchange after a vigorous discussion:

There are the two extremes, art and designs. And anything in between is not worth settling for. Sometimes it’s necessary, but it should not be what we strive for. And the two diverge in what the function of each is, however they come back round if the method and attitude of discovery and exploration is the goal. And that is how good design can end up being appreciate as art, even if there was no intention to be art itself.

Interesting art allows people to relate to it. If you create art for yourself, without the intention that people can get something out of it, and purely for the sake of showing it off, it should be kept at home and only for that purpose. However it is important to continue to create, and constantly appreciating things, so that they inspire ideas for art that has a purpose.

Art is not defined simply by that fact of calling it art. Things can be appreciated as art, even if they were not intended to be. It just depends on how the viewer appreciates it. And yet the initial attitude and approach of solving the function is what determines what will be more highly regarded and what is not.