Students who are taking the Professional Diploma in Graphic Design will need a computer capable of running Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign and the relevant licenses for these applications to take this course. All applications can be downloaded via Adobe’s Creative Cloud and subscription must be in place prior to download. Good broadband connection is also required.
All relevant course files will need to be downloaded by the student and saved to their Desktop each week prior to class commencement.
Minimum PC/Laptop requirements:
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 (64bit)
RAM: 8 GB
HARD DISK: (at least) 4 GB of available space
Minimum MAC requirements:
OPERATING SYSTEM: macOS Mojave (version 10.14) or later
RAM: 8 GB
HARD DISK: (at least) 4 GB of available space
The following Adobe applications will need to be installed and licence activated prior to course commencement:
CORE APPLICATIONS:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
SUPPORTING APPLICATIONS:
Adobe Bridge (File Manager application)
Adobe Acrobat (PDF generator/reader)