I just read this article in the current issue of HOW Magazine about the new Graphic Designer, the "Culture Creator." I can relate so much! Although I stand by my opinion that Graphic Design is not art, I think Graphic Designers can be artists and probably should be, as the article's author Matt Mattus says; "the best designers are first and foremost artists. Everything else can be learned. Honest design requires talents that cannot be learned, only improved upon. Those gifts are passion, curiosity and drive."
Read the article here.