Unit 30 P1/ Unit 2.3 P4

Unit 30 P1/ Unit 2.3 P4

Hardware

The most important piece of hardware for creating graphics images is a graphics card, which is the piece of equipment that renders out all images and sends them to a display. However these can be very expensive. Pci - De/german 3072mb 3gb Geforce Gtx780 Asus Gddr5 Dvi Hdmi

A monitor is a vital piece hardware, it provides an electronic visual display for computers. When creating graphic images the images you are creating can be seen on the monitor screen. If you did not have a monitor, the designs you create on a graphics tablet will not be displayed on a screen to visualize. Samsung U28D590DS - 28" TN LED-backlit LCD monitor

You will need a keyboard in order to type up words that you would like to create a graphics image with, and these words can be seen on the monitor screen. If your graphics designs include words, you will need a keyboard. Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 Wireless Keyboard - wireless - English - US

A mouse is a very important piece of hardware, it allows you to move around the monitor screen and provides you with the ability to open software programs with just a click of the mouse.Logitech Proteus Core G502 - 11-btn Mouse - Wired - USB

Hardware input

A digital camera would be ideal when creating graphic images, you can take photos with the camera and sync them to your computer and use the image to create a graphics image. You can edit the photos, use them in designs etc.Canon PowerShot G16 Digital Camera - Black

A graphics tablet enables a user to hand-draw images, animations and graphics on the tablet, this would be ideal for creating graphic images because it allows you to draw them as if putting pencil to paper, and the image that you draw is then displayed on the computer monitor screen. Wacom Cintiq 13HD - 4-btn Digitizer, stylus - Wired - USB

Scanners can be utilized when creating graphic images, you can place an image on a piece of paper onto the scanner, and the image will be scanned, read and copied. The image from the paper will them be displayed onto the monitor screen ready for you to use when creating a graphics image.Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - Document scanner

Hardware output

Printers allow you to have a hard copy of the graphics images you have designed on your computer, they will copy the exact image you see on the monitor screen onto an actual piece of paper. This is useful as it means you do not have to log onto a computer and load up the graphics image to show someone, you can hand them your hard copy that you have printed instead. HP LaserJet Pro M1132 MFP Monochrome Laser - Printer / copier / scanner

Projectors can allow you to produce a larger image that renders what you visualize on your computer screen, which can allow you to present to an audience to describe and explain the graphics image you have created.Optoma H180X WXGA (1280 x 800) DLP projector - 3000 ANSI lumens

Vinyl cutters allow you to control the machine via the computer, the computer dictates the movement of a sharp blade. which cuts out images from a piece of material. If you are making signs, banners etc a vinyl cutter is vital. Computer designed vector files with patterns and letters are directly cut on the roll of vinyl. Vinyl cutters are mainly used when making signs, banners and advertisements. Advertisements seen on the side of vans, lorries etc. Summa SummaCut-R D60FX 24" Vinyl Cutter

File storage devices are the data storage devices that are used in the computers to store the data. Without them the digital data you have on your computer wouldn't be saved, unless you had a memory stick. This is essential when creating graphics images because the image you are creating cannot be saved to the computer without storage devices. "File Transporter by Connected Data Private ""Off-Cloud"" Storage Device"

Software

Photoshop is very useful when creating graphic images because it allows you to edit images exactly how you desire. You can also use images loaded from the internet and upload them to Photoshop and use the image to merge into your graphics image. Adobe Photoshop CS6 - PC - DVD-ROM - EU English

Adobe illustrator is a vector graphics editor that can be installed onto a computer system to aid the creation of graphics images. It provides a more efficient way to design graphics images.Adobe Illustrator CS6 - PC - DVD-ROM - EU English

Serif is a great software available to download, it allows you to precisely draw graphic images, use painting techniques, and easy to use graphic tools for making logos, graphic images etc.Serif DrawPlus X6 Academic 20 User Pack (Boxed Product)

Photo manipulation is a downloadable software for image editing, allowing you to enhance, correct or neaten up an image. These images you edit can be used in your graphic images.

The system that i recommend using is a Mac, most graphics designers use Macs above other computer systems as it is much more suited to creating graphic images. Apple Mac OS X computers are especially useful for designers and many creative professionals choose to regularly update to the latest Mac hardware. Generally, “Macs” are mentioned in the same sentence as “graphic design,” and rightfully so for their excellent graphics and font capabilities, and ease of use.