Who is the drawing for?
Audience decides the mode
To the client
Persuade
Make the idea desirable to someone who reads no plans. Warm, resolved, legible at a glance, honest about what it promises.
Renderings · illustrative plans · before-and-after
To peers
Clarify
Make your thinking legible to instructors and colleagues so they can work on it with you. Clear, comparative, open about what is still unresolved.
Diagrams · sections · analysis · iteration series
To the builder
Instruct
Tell someone exactly what to build. Dimensioned, measurable, contractual — one reading only.
Grading · layout · planting · construction details
To yourself
Discover
Draw to find out what you think. Fast, private, disposable — the drawing earns the right to be wrong.
Parti · sketch · study model · trace overlay
One site, four drawings. This survey moves through those registers.
