While the gradient between presentation and representation does not define a clear line where one becomes the other, in their extremes, presentation and representation are very much separate. In order to create a differentiation, it is necessary to analyze the two terms outside of their action form: it is possible to present a series of representations, just as it is possible to represent in some form, an upcoming presentation.
In class someone mentioned an example of a painting of an apple. Let's assume underneath this painting there is a plaque engraved with the word "apple." To anyone viewing the painting, this would be an example of a representation; clearly the apple depicted only abstractly represents an apple, and is not actually itself, an apple.
Conversely, what if the words on the plaque under the painting were changed to "painting of an apple"?
This shows how the stated intentions of the communicator/artist/designer entirely define the term and associated differences between presentation and representation. Ultimately, if the stated intentions of a designer and given product align, it is a presentation. If they do not, it is a representation.
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