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The evolution of art first began in a workshop environment and was considered techne, making according to a plan. It was a collaboration of many artists working together even though many early pieces are credited to one artist. At the time, there was no distinction between art and craft. Art was purely functional unlike today. What we consider visual art was for many techne. This changed during the Renaissance movement in Europe around 1563 with the opening of one of the first academies of fine art. The distinction between fine art and craft was finally made. It was no longer dominated by techne or function. The only function that can be appropriately applied is that of the sole propose to appreciate or collect fine art. The next major change in art’s evolution occurred during the Industrial Revolution around 1719. The factories, railroads, and mass production began to take shape. The first design academies were opened and a new ideology developed. The idea of design as mass produced objects for the everyday took over where the crafts use to be. Prior to 1910, design then advertising existed differently than as we know it today. Examples could be found outside taverns or stores on posters. The difference was th