1. A method for operating a computer to gather input from respondents to electronic surveys to evaluate preferences related to digital two dimensional and three dimensional images, the method comprising: providing a drawing tool for enabling at least one survey respondent to designate areas of interest on at least one digital two dimensional and three dimensional images within an electronic survey; providing a graphical user interface to permit said at least one survey respondent to utilize said drawing tool to create data files, wherein said data files include at least one member selected from the group comprising designated area data, attributes, and survey respondent opinions for at least one designated area of interest within an image; and saving said data files in a machine-readable file for analysis.