According to Arrette, "though most design work these days is being done on computers, the design process is a cycle: from the original idea, to paper, to computer, to paper, and back again many times.

Microsoft, by default, prints drawings according to their size in pixels. For example, if a drawing of a new logo measures 600 pixels in width, its printed form will measure twice as wide as a similar ...

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has designed a retractable and refillable pen for Acme Studio that doubles as an architect's scale ruler. The three-sided Scale pen is made from aluminium, and features ...

The ability to draw well is one of the most coveted skills in architecture. Unfortunately for those without an innate gift for sketching, it's also one of the most difficult to learn—even if it can, ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. A scale drawing shows a real object, with accurate proportions, reduced or enlarged by a certain amount ...

A scale factor can be used to create maps and other scale diagrams. When things are too big to draw on paper, scale factors are used to calculate smaller, proportional measurements. Floor plans for ...