The present invention provides a method for generating a directed design for a physical space requiring design comprising the steps of (a) maintaining a main computer, wherein the main computer is capable of exchanging data with a remote computer; (b) acquiring digitally encoded signals representing an image of the physical space; (c) storing the digitally encoded signals in a imaging computer storage medium; (d) transmitting the stored digitally encoded signals to a design center; (e) designing an interior design plan using the transmitted digitally encoded signals; (f) storing the design plan in a design computer storage medium; (g) transmitting the stored design plan to the main computer; and (h) providing for remote computer communication link access to the stored design plan.