Graphic Design Software Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator etc.. Grants?

[Chris_Elston]

Has anyone ever gotten any Adobe software sponsored for your team? I have a graphic subgroup that would be wonderful for them to obtain that software like we are able to get software from Autodesk. I recently got our team a Sketchup Pro grant, but didn't know if anyone knew the process for Adobe or if such a thing existed. Any pointers? We aren't part of the school, so we struggle getting computers and software.

[artdutra04]

If your team is a 501c3 non-profit, you can actually be eligible for greatly reduced price Adobe products. Normally for this you have to go through specialized resellers.

http://www.adobe.com/mena_en/educati...ity-guide.html

[BenDSterling]

Adobe does not give sponsorships or grants. If your team is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit than your team can get discounted above products. You could also find s local sponsor to pay for it.

[MrBasse]

Or you could just make use of the Creative Cloud. It is $19 a month for the full package. You just have to download and pay for it when you need it. If you want it just for build for two computers, it is $76. If you want it full year on one computer it is $228. Not too shabby when you look at the near $1k price tag to own the Creative Suites just a few years back.

$228 isn't very much for most sponsors, and sometimes it feels good to ask for a very specific number like that.

Also check with your local school. If you work in a school and they have a graphics program they will have extra site licenses. They come in packs of 50, we run three labs plus our shop computers with CS6 that way.

Edit to add that I can't read. Not being part of school doesn't mean that you can't partner with the local school system...

[otherguy]

While I prefer the Adobe applications, I was suprised at how polished the gimp (raster) and Inkscape (vector graphics) are now. They are free, and pretty close to what you get from Adobe. Definitely capable enough to do everything you would need on an FRC team.

http://www.gimp.org
https://www.inkscape.org/

[sanddrag]

I can vouch for Inkscape. It's our go-to program for all our vector graphics work, and we prefer it over Adobe products in many cases.

[fb39ca4]

I can't say anything about GIMP, but I will also second Inkscape. It's one of the better FOSS alternatives to a commercial software.

[hardcopi]

You can also try paint.net. You can download it at http://eggplant.net

Very nice polished Photoshop type program for Windows.

[Kevin Selavko]

I always use Inkscape for anything that I am lasercutting, and GIMP is my go to for image modification.

[bachster]

501c(3) organizations can get donated software for a minimal admin fee through techsoup.org. (You will need to create an account and submit proof of eligibility to register your organization). They currently offer Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements for $22. They also have a note about future offering of Adobe cloud-based products, although I wouldn't expect this to be much different than what you can currently do through Adobe directly.

Techsoup is definitely worth checking out if your team has its own computers and is in need of things like Windows and Microsoft Office.