Adobe Digital Lounge adds new tools for creativity

The Adobe Digital Lounge opened four years ago as a collaboration space for students to work and receive help from Adobe Creative Suite peer experts. So, when the Go Grants Initiative was announced, Park Library staff saw it as an opportunity to expand the Lounge’s creative equipment offerings.

“Knowing the types of projects students wanted to do and seeing the types of things they were already creating in the space, we’ve known that additional equipment could really enhance that,” Arts, Media & Design Librarian Katie Edmiston said.

To make the biggest impact with the funds they were awarded, Edmiston said they researched, spoke with faculty in different departments across campus and got feedback from students who regularly use the space.

“We tried to focus more on photo, video and audio equipment, since those are projects we know are happening, and that students need,” she said. “And laptops as well because that's our number one checked out item.”

The list of new equipment includes everything from MacBook and Windows laptops to photo and video equipment, music keyboards and graphic tablets.

“You might be someone who's very creative and has a lot of ideas, but to be able to access a lot of this type of equipment and tech costs a lot of money,” Edmiston said. “That's hard to do as a student, so we're hoping this will promote the cool, creative ideas our students already have.”

Equipment can be checked out from the Library Services desk on the second floor of Park Library. A complete list of equipment available for check out can be found on the library’s website.

To help encourage that creativity, the Adobe Digital Lounge is hosting drop-in demo nights from 6-7 p.m. on September 24, October 22 and November 19, where students can receive hands-on instruction on how to use the new equipment.

Discover everything the Adobe Digital Lounge offers and how you can access new creative tools. Visit their web page to get started.