Study materials

Read more about the books and materials that you must and may purchase for the propaedeutic year of the Design study here. You can also read more about purchasing a suitable laptop.

Literature

For theory year 1 you must purchase ‘A World History of Art’ / 'Algemene kunstgeschiedenis' by Honour and Fleming. Important: this does not have to be the latest edition! Because of the assignment for theory we strongly recommend to buy a secondhand version or search for one at a thrift store.

Material list

• USB flash drive to transfer files to Hanze computers/pro-wise screens.
• Digital photo camera (for process and image recording) (if your phone has a good quality camera, that may be enough to start with)
• Dummy (blank sketchbook)
• Pencils 2h, h, hb, 2b
• Fineliner, black
• Pallet, plastic
• Brushes and paint in collaboration with the teacher
• Pair of scissors
• Snap-off blade
• Ruler, preferably made of metal
• Tesa adhesive tape (painter's tape), eg 1 cm wide
• Hobby glue transparent
• Recommended: Sketch roll of tracing paper
• Recommended: some highlighters/Pantone markers
• Printouts in consultation with the teacher
• Paper in consultation with the teacher

Laptop

Students in the Design Programme are obliged to acquire a laptop. Students can purchase  many software packages at a greatly reduced rate via Surfspot (but only after their enrolment is completed).  It is important to mention that you shouldn't try to save on the purchase costs of a laptop, because you will have to use it almost daily for at least four years during your study. Note: The latest Apple Macbook Pro will always meet the requirements, but if you want to purchase a Windows laptop this is also possible. When purchasing a Windows Laptop, make sure it meets the requirements!. A laptop is mandatory, an i-pad will not meet the requirements. Make sure the laptop has a good enough CPU, enough RAM and a sufficient Graphical Card (GPU)

Hardware and operation system

The following requirements must be met:

• Size: minimum 15” (screen resolution 1920x1080 or wider)
• RAM: minimum 8 GB but  16 GB or more is highly recommended
• Graphics card:
  • Windows: Minimum 4 GB VRAM with OpenGL 4.3, NVIDIA: GeForce 400 and newer, Quadro Tesla GPU architecture and newer, including RTX-based cards, with NVIDIA drivers or AMD: GCN 1st gen and newer.
  • macOS: GPU with Metal 2.2, AMD, Apple Silicon, or Intel (Skylake and newer).

For Windows: 

• Windows 10 (64-bit) version 22H2 (or later) or Windows 11
• Intel® 11th Gen or newer CPU with Quick Sync – or AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series / Threadripper 3000 series or newer CPU

For Mac:

• macOS 12.6 or higher
• Intel-based Apple Macintosh with AVX support of aanbevolen Apple Silicon

Software  

• Obligatory: Adobe Creative Cloud (inclusive Premiere and After Effects) preferably the English version € 11,00 per month (at a discount via http://surfspot.nl)
• Obligatory: Vector works (free via: https://student.myvectorworks.net/

Make sure you have installed the required software in advance of the first lessons! If you any have problems installing the software, go to the Media workshop at the Praediniussingel. They can help you get set.