I would say Design has a purpose to communicate, to solve a problem etc. Hence a mobile phone is designed ergonomically or the iPod's interface is designed to be easily navigable . Design also has principles, it has to adhere to certain rules to solve a problem.
Art on the other hand strives to invoke an emotion, a thought.
Both are ideally aesthetic. Design uses art to solve the problem.
So its safe to say designers are also artists since they create the art.
Designers not only do have to be good at visual aesthetics but also have to be good at solving problems, communicating ideas etc.
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