What do you need for this course?

Basically, everything you needed for all the prerequisites for this class, FASH 001A, 002, 021, most of all, FASH 110, plus a new textbook;

REQUIRED TEXT

• DESIGNER’S GUIDE TO FASHION APPAREL

  • Brannon L. Evelyn

  • ISBN:978-1-6289-2099-4

• ADOBE Creative Cloud including Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

• COMPUTER

  • Desktop/laptop computer that is less than three years old and have one of the following operating systems:

    • Processor - Multicore Intel processor (with 64-bit support) with SSE 4.2 or later or AMD Athlon 64 processor with SSE 4.2 or later.

      • Operating system

      • Windows 11 and Windows 10 (64-bit) versions V21H1, and V20H2.

      • Windows Server versions V1607 (2016) and V1809 (2019).

        • Note: Not supported on Windows 10 versions 1507, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, and 2004.

    • RAM - 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)

    • Hard disk - 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation; SSD recommended

    • Monitor resolution - 1024 x 768 display (1920 x 1080 recommended)

      • To use Touch workspace in Illustrator, you must have a touch-screen-enabled tablet/monitor running Windows 10 (Microsoft Surface Pro 3 recommended)

    • Scalable UI Limitations: Minimum monitor resolution required is 1920 x 1080.

    • GPU - To enhance Illustrator performance with the GPU Performance feature, your Windows must:

      • Have a minimum of 1 GB of VRAM (4 GB recommended)

      • Support OpenGL version 4.0 or greater.

        • For a list of commonly used GPUs, see Supported GPU devices.

          • Limitations in Outline Mode: Minimum monitor resolution required is 2000 pixels in any dimension.

          • Ensure that you install and update your GPU device drivers.

          • Internet connection - Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.

• RELIABLE INTERNET ACCESS - follow this link, call (855) GO-TO-PCC or Email gotopcc@pasadena.edufor information about access to Wi-Fi

  • Assignments will be submitted to Canvas by interesting images of your work into Google Slide presentations

  • Content is delivered through video and Zoom conferencing

• GOOGLE CHROME BROWSER and/or CANVAS PHONE APP

• DIGITAL CAMERA (camera on a smartphone will work, need to put your images in google sheets and in Canvas)

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