The growth of the internet as a multimedia platform has made it feasible to teach such visually- oriented disciplines and interior design in an online format. As a student at an online interior design school you will cover the basics such as space planning, spatial problem solving, and the history of design and architecture. This sort of traditional curriculum lays the foundation for the specifics of the profession. In order to develop the tools for both the course work and the eventual professional work, you'll study computer-aided drafting and design as well as 3D design. In addition, you will earn to work with image manipulation and presentation software. In this fashion you'll learn how to communicate your design solutions through a variety of visual media.