Graphic Design
Preferred Mac Laptop Specifications
- 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro
- 12-Core CPU
- 18-Core GPU
- 18GB Unified Memory
- 512GB SSD Storage
Minimum Mac Laptop Specifications
- 14-inch MacBook Pro M3
- 8-Core CPU
- 10-Core GPU
- 16GB Unified Memory
- 512GB SSD Storage
Windows Laptop Specifications
- 15-inch (or larger) PC 2.8 GHz (or faster) 9th Generation Intel® Core™
- 16GB Memory minimum (32GB preferred)
- 512GB Solid State Drive (minimum)
- 8GB Video Memory (Suggested video card: NVIDIA Quadro K2000M)
- Windows 11
- Suggested PC laptops: Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation, Dell Inspiron 15 7000series
Software
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Adobe Creative Cloud (KCAI will provide this before the start of the semester) - subscription includes the Adobe font library (fonts.adobe.com)
- Apple Keynote (free in the Mac App Store)
Additional Recommendations
- External hard drive - 2.5” form factor, 500 GB to 1TB total storage – essential for backing up work
- Wacom or another pen tablet
- USB C to HDMI adapter
- A DSLR camera often comes in handy for project work