Computer graphics allow designers to work quickly, easily changing the details of size, shape, or color. Some designers are hired to help organizations develop a homepage on the Internet. The largest number of professionals are producing ceramics, but weavers, metalworkers, jewelry designers, woodworkers, sculptors, and painters are also making a living in their medium. Some craftspeople find jobs demonstrating their expertise at historical sites and museums, some restore or repair in restoration labs, art galleries and museums, and still others find jobs in studios or manufacturing firms specializing in their craft. The design profession that is closest to fine art is illustration.
Illustrators draw or paint pictures to adorn or explain the printed word.
Some areas of illustration, such as medical and technical, require special training and skills. Illustrators, along with graphic designers, dominate the field of commercial art. The field of interior design focuses on planning and furnishing the interiors of homes, public buildings, and commercial establishments, such as restaurants, theaters, and hospitals. Interior designers confer with clients regarding style and expense, then develop designs and drawings for interior construction, furnishing, and lighting. Computers are becoming increasingly important in this area as they are used to plan layouts that can easily be changed to a client's specifications.