List of Materials for the Academic year 2008-2009:
1 Lap-Top PC (Portable Computer)
We recommend you to buy a Lap Top – Intel Core Duo 2 with minimum 1GB memory (RAM) (we have had students with crashed machines because the memory was insufficient for
the installed programs we use at the Academy). We recommend as well a 17" screen. It is so much easier for you to see your design on a big screen.
Also, the Graphics card is very important, we recommend that your system has at least 512Mb RAM of graphics memory (RAM).
When you have purchased your computer, please practice operating it and be familiar with it prior to school start.
Computer Software Programs you will need to purchase:
Interior and Furniture Design Students:
1st Year: Software applications you will need to purchase for your first year of study from day one:
Microsoft Office
Adobe Photoshop CS3
3D Studio Max
Auto-Cad 2008
2nd Year: Additional software programs you will need to purchase for your second year of study:
*Adobe Flash (*Formerly Macromedia)
Graphic Design Students:
1st Year: Additional software programs you will need to purchase for your first year of study:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Project
Adobe Photoshop CS3
2nd Year: Additional software programs you will need to purchase for your second year of study:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Quark Xpress
Adobe Flash
Adobe Dreamweaver
3rd Year: Additional program you will need to purchase for your third year of study:
Adobe Premiere
If you can buy the software programs cheaper elsewhere, you are of course free to do so.
You are the owner of your Lap-Top computer and the programs you purchase.
Your Lap Top and your programs are therefore not the schools responsibility.
How to purchase your computer programs:
You go to the website
www.student-software.co.uk
select/click: International Shipping
and you have to write as follows
(very important else they will not ship
outside UK. We have a special agreement
for our students):
Write for delivery address:
Student
Name: (your name)
Address: Marbella Design Academy
Town: Marbella
Postcode: Spain
Remember to buy the Original Student
version. They are much cheaper. Ask for
the latest version.
Other Materials to purchase.
You can buy them on arrival to Marbella in the office supply shop: Offiplus (A corner shop near the school)
1 Set-Square 45 x 45 (not the smallest)
1 Set-Square 30 x 60 (not the smallest)
1 Circles Template
1 Protractor
1 Ruler (Triangular) with scale: 1:50, 1:25 etc.
1 Measuring Tape in CM. (If possible, CM and inches)
1 'Propelling (Lead-Feed)' Pencil, 0,7mm with HB Lead-Refills (Good quality recommended)
3 Ink Pens. 0,1 +0,2+0,3. Black
3 Soft Freehand Drawing Pencils - 2B, 3B and 4B
1 pair of Compasses (with attachment to hold your ink pens)
1 Eraser
1 Roll of Masking-Tape
10 Sheets of Transparent Drawing Paper - 60 x 85 cm
1 Small Box of Professional Watercolour Paints
3 Brushes - Small, Medium and Large.
1 Set of Colour Pencils
1 Water Colour Pad
1 A4 Notebook
1 Table Brush (to dust off your drawing board)
1 Portfolio wallet to fit to paper sizes 50x70cm. Included 10 plastic Sheets.
1 Sketchbook - A3 (130gm.sq.m paper)
1 Camera (digital SLR) Preferably with a manual mode (Which allows you to control the exposure)
Interior Design Students! The manual for Auto-Cad:
*Auto-Cad 2007 for Dummies, (£17.50)
* A very important purchase.
Buy it in your own language to make it easiest for you to understand- All students are expected to have the book for their first class in Auto-Cad.
* You should bring all the above materials on your first day of school (except your Lap-Top).
* You will have your own workstation at the Academy and your own personal locker with a key.
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