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To distinguish between art and design is a delicate task. Art is a soulful expression produced through a medium, whereas design is more directional and for a purpose. This may seem like a simple dividing line between to two, however to a true designer transcend his or her personal ingenuity when. Such care and emotion is involved with the designing process with the end result being a pristine product. To create an artwork, much thought or purpose and process is put into the piece. There are certain ways to create a particular style of artwork, such as metal sculptures working with welding. Appropriate materials must be selected, calculations must be made to fit the members together and following this the technical process of joining. The creation of some artworks can gradually become a technical task.

The line between art and design continues to fade the further we diagnose the definition. Design as art or art as design. However in some cases the creation is weighted more to one side than the other. The site “superbad.com” leans more towards art. As you enter the site, there is no direction, no indicative persuasive element to lead the visitor onward. The site relies on the curiosity of the visitor to scroll the cursor over the screen and find a link. The second link is text about “back posture” and talks in first person creating a personal tone. This page projects a mischievous humour obliviously describing how to maintain a good posture, following this is a tiny link that you would only see from reading the above text, ‘superbad’. The site progresses aimlessly to other links displaying computer generated art constantly moving forward. The main element is curiosity and entertainment throughout the site.
The purpose and character of the site leads me to believe that it is more an artwork than a design, considering it has no linear programming and is fuelled by the uprise of curiosity and interaction.