Materials
Basic Worktools
1 Digital SLR Camera, preferably with a manual mode (meaning you can control the exposure).
1 Laptop (portable computer), PC or MAC book Pro. (We strongly recommend PCs for our ID-students as some of the programs are only available for PCs.). We recommend you to buy a Lap Top with good memory (as we have had students in the past whose computer kept crashing because the memory was insufficient for the programs we use at the Academy) and a graphic card 512mb ram or higher. We also recommend a 17” screen. This is not a must but it is so much easier to see your design on a big screen. When you have purchased your computer, please practice working on it prior to school start.
Programs
Please make sure you get the programs in the same format as your laptop (for example a Mac formatted program will not work on a PC).
1st Year students:
- Microsoft Office.
- Adobe Photo Shop CS3 (or higher) with manual.
- Adobe Illustrator CS3 (or Higher) with manual.
- Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 (or Higher) with manual.
- AutoCAD 2009 (or Higher) with manual.
2nd Year students:
- Adobe Flash CS3 (or higher) with manual.
How we recommend you purchase your computer programs via the English supplier:
http://www.academia.co.uk
Remember to buy the Original Student versions as they are much cheaper. Also ask for the latest version.
When you have received the programs then Adobe requires you to send them a fax from the Academy proving you are a registered student. Please do not forget. This is the only way they will send you the registration code.
** If you find these programs cheaper somewhere else, you are of course, free to purchase them there. You are the owner of your Laptop and the programs you purchase. Your Laptop and your programs are therefore your responsibility and not the responsibility of the Academy.
Books
All books can be found used but at a slightly cheaper price through amazon.co.uk, just make sure the vendor ships internationally.
3 Books all interior design students should have.
- 3ds Max 2010 Bible by Kelly L. Murdock.
- An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers (Paperback) by Danny Gregory.
- Designing Brand Identity: A Complete Guide to Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands (Hardcover) by Alina Wheeler.
1st year
- AutoCAD 2009 For Dummies (Paperback) by David Byrnes
2nd and 3rd year
- Mastering 3ds Max Design 2010 by Mark Gerhard, Jeff Harper, and Jon McFarland.
- Professional Practice for Interior Designers (Hardcover) by Christine M. Piotrowski.
- How to Start and Operate Your Own Design Firm, Second Edition: A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects by Albert W. Rubeling FAIA (Paperback).
3rd year
- Hotel Design, Planning, and Development, New Edition by Lawrence Adams, Richard H. Penner, and Walter A. Rutes (Hardcover).
- The Interior Designers Guide to Pricing Estimating and Budgeting (Paperback) by Theo Stephan Williams.
Other Materials
You can purchase them all at the Shop “El Punto” on the premises of the Marbella Design Academy, piece by piece as you need them or all at once.
- 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’ pencil, 0,7mm with leads HB. (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 for holding your ink pens).
- 1 eraser.
- 1 role of masking tape.
- 10 sheets of transparent drawing paper, 60 x 85 cm.
- 1 small box of professional watercolors.
- 3 brushes, small, medium and large.
- 1 Set of colored pencils.
- 1 Water color pad.
- 1 A4 Notebook.
- 1 Table brush, (to dust off your drawing board).
- 1 Portfolio wallet to fit to paper seizes 50x70cm. Included 10 plastic Sheets.
- 1 Sketchbook A3 (130gm.sq.m paper)
