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Designers create visuals for clients, and to share information with other members of the design team.
Learn to select the right visual for the right use at the right time.
Design Communication
On the IDFX exam, designers test their knowledge of different design communication methods and techniques.
It's important to choose the right diagram, drawing or rendering for the purpose. These represent different types of information for each design phase:
Functional parti diagrams
Models (e.g., physical, virtual)
Rendering (e.g., 2-D, perspective)
Material and finish presentations
(e.g., boards, binders, digital)
Bubble diagrams
Adjacency matrices
Charts (e.g., flow chart, Gantt chart)
Stacking/zoning diagrams
Block plans/square footage allocations
Floor plans
Mock-ups and prototypes
IDFX 7 is worth 10% with 10 scored items.
What’s This About Programming and Site Analysis?
In interior design, programming is like detective work. It’s the process of gathering and analyzing information about a problem before trying to solve it with design.
