Today it is a challenge for designers to avoid being seduced by technology. As sophisticated as computer applications may be, they are only tools for the creative mind. Truly successful designs begin with ideas and concepts. As you execute your designs on the computer, your knowledge of typography, combined with your trained eye and aesthetic judgment, will provide the path to the most creative solution.
-James Craig, Designing With Type
Thanks for the great quote! It’s good reminder and a pretty good summary of art’s relationship with technology. The role of computers in design is to make expressing your idea more easy. Being computer savvy can make using it as that tool easier or more effective, but technology isn’t going to, in and of itself, make you an artist.