Art has definitely influenced how I think of design both as individual items and as a body of work.
I try to look at design from a more conceptual standpoint.
Design must seduce shape and perhaps more importantly evoke an emotional...
If I have enough ego to say I'm a writer a director a producer and an actor I should have the energy and the knowledge to write a scene for this great actor named Henry Fonda and direct him in it and have it work.