Analytical drawing for design
This analytical study for a textiles design project concentrates on the texture and natural patterns of crocodile skin
Drawing for design involves exploring qualities that are appropriate to the design area.
For example, a student developing ideas for textiles may be interested in exploring shapes which can be developed into motifs, or pattern. A student studying architecture may be more interested in form.
The table below lists areas of analytical drawing that could help in different design areas.
| Graphic communication | Interior design |
| Drawings of imagery related to the design brief | Drawings of a particular source of inspiration |
| Emphasis on line, shape and colour | Emphasis on shape, form, texture, pattern and colour |
| Stylised drawings simplifying detail | Explore qualities in line, tone and colour |
| Graphic communication | Drawings of imagery related to the design brief |
|---|---|
| Interior design | Drawings of a particular source of inspiration |
| Graphic communication | Emphasis on line, shape and colour |
|---|---|
| Interior design | Emphasis on shape, form, texture, pattern and colour |
| Graphic communication | Stylised drawings simplifying detail |
|---|---|
| Interior design | Explore qualities in line, tone and colour |
| Product design | Architecture and environmental design |
| Drawings of a particular source of inspiration | Drawings of a particular source of inspiration |
| Emphasis on shape, form and colour | Emphasis on shape, form and pattern |
| Line drawings exploring shape and form | Tonal drawings exploring shape and form |
| Tonal drawings exploring form | Line drawings exploring repetition of shape and form |
| Product design | Drawings of a particular source of inspiration |
|---|---|
| Architecture and environmental design | Drawings of a particular source of inspiration |
| Product design | Emphasis on shape, form and colour |
|---|---|
| Architecture and environmental design | Emphasis on shape, form and pattern |
| Product design | Line drawings exploring shape and form |
|---|---|
| Architecture and environmental design | Tonal drawings exploring shape and form |
| Product design | Tonal drawings exploring form |
|---|---|
| Architecture and environmental design | Line drawings exploring repetition of shape and form |
| Jewellery | Textiles and fashion design |
| Drawings of a particular source of inspiration | Drawings of a particular source of inspiration |
| Emphasis on shape, form, texture, pattern and colour | Emphasis on colour, shape, texture, form and pattern |
| Line drawings exploring texture and pattern | Line drawings exploring texture and pattern |
| Repetition of shape and form in tonal drawings | Tonal drawings to be developed into motifs |
| Explore shape, form, pattern and texture in colour drawings | Explore repetition, shape, texture and pattern in colour drawings |
| Jewellery | Drawings of a particular source of inspiration |
|---|---|
| Textiles and fashion design | Drawings of a particular source of inspiration |
| Jewellery | Emphasis on shape, form, texture, pattern and colour |
|---|---|
| Textiles and fashion design | Emphasis on colour, shape, texture, form and pattern |
| Jewellery | Line drawings exploring texture and pattern |
|---|---|
| Textiles and fashion design | Line drawings exploring texture and pattern |
| Jewellery | Repetition of shape and form in tonal drawings |
|---|---|
| Textiles and fashion design | Tonal drawings to be developed into motifs |
| Jewellery | Explore shape, form, pattern and texture in colour drawings |
|---|---|
| Textiles and fashion design | Explore repetition, shape, texture and pattern in colour drawings |