Intro to Adobe Creative Cloud

These slides are for the seminar: Intro to Adobe Creative Cloud

We’re Going To Discuss

• How to get Adobe Creative Cloud
• Choosing the right plan & how much it will cost
• What you get (including benefits you may not realize)
• What the various apps do
• Ways to learn

How to Get Adobe Creative Cloud

Choosing the Right Plan

• All Apps Plan:
  Get all 20+ apps including PS, AI, ID, PP, AE, etc.
• Photography Plan:
  Get Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, & Lightroom
• Individual App:
  Get one app (Adobe XD, InCopy, etc.)
• See all Creative Cloud Plans & Pricing

Use Across Computers

• You can log into Creative Cloud on 2 computers at the same time (Mac or Windows).
• For example: you can use it on a laptop and a home desktop.
• You can only be signed into 2 at the same time, but you can sign out of one, and into another (as many times as you need).

What You Get In Creative Cloud

Creative Cloud Apps

• Creative Cloud apps (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.).
• They are not web apps, they are installed on your Mac or PC.
• Use the Creative Cloud Desktop app to download and install the apps included in your subscription onto your Mac or PC.
• Get mobile apps (such as Photoshop or Illustrator for iPad) on your device’s app store.
• If you’ve used the Creative Suite, think of Creative Cloud apps as updated versions of those same apps.

Adobe Fonts

• Every Creative Cloud plan includes Adobe Fonts, which has thousands of fonts.
• Can be used in any app on your computer (not just Adobe apps).
• Use the fonts in professional or personal projects for web, print, digital, etc.
• Would cost thousands of dollars if purchased on their own.
• Only want Adobe Fonts? Get InCopy, which is the cheapest single app plan.

Adobe Portfolio

• Adobe Portfolio is web hosting for your portfolio.
• Use your own domain name (purchased separately).
• Photographers can use their Lightroom photos.
• Integrates with Behance (a social media platform for designers).

Adobe Stock

• Adobe Stock a collection of photos, video, music/audio, illustrations, templates, etc.
• An Adobe Stock plan must be purchased separately. It is not included in with Creative Cloud.
• There are some free photos, vectors, & videos available.

Cloud Services

• All plans include some Creative Cloud storage.
• In most apps you can save files locally, or to the cloud.
• This storage can be used similarly to Dropbox, Google Drive, etc., but some apps (such as Adobe XD) have certain features that only work with cloud documents.
• Creative Cloud libraries allow you to share and use assets (colors, styles, graphics, etc) across Creative Cloud apps.
• Creative Cloud libraries can be shared with others.
• Your cloud libraries, fonts, etc. sync across your computers.

What Do Creative Cloud Apps Do?

Photoshop

• The industry-standard photo editing & graphic design app.
• It’s extremely versatile and used across many industries:
  web, video, print, photography, etc.
• Improve photos with retouching, color correction, compositing (putting multiple photos together), and so much more.
• Create designs for social media, web, print, video, and more.
• Create animated GIFs for email marketing, social media, etc.
• Design graphics and animate them in After Effects.
• Photoshop classes

Example: Retouching

Example: Adjust Color

Example: Special Effects

Example: Designs for Social Media & More

Example: Animated GIF

Illustrator

• The industry-standard vector graphics and illustration app.
• Create logos, web graphics, social media graphics, fashion designs, patterns, product packaging, & more.
• Design graphics and animate them in After Effects.
• Illustrator Classes

Example: Logos

Example: Icons

Example: Patterns

Example: Packaging

InDesign

• The industry-standard page layout and design app.
• With excellent typographic tools, InDesign is good for combining text and graphics.
• With features to manage multiple pages, InDesign is king of long documents such as books, magazines, brochures, catalogs, etc.
• It’s mainly used for print, but is very good at creating PDFs.
• InDesign Classes

Example: Book Covers

Example: Book Interiors

Example: Book Interiors

Example: Magazines

Example: Branding

Example: Ads & Social Media Graphics

After Effects

• The industry-standard motion graphics, animation, digital compositing, and visual effects app.
• Animate designs, logos, infographics, composite video, remove green screens, add visual effects to video, and more.
• Combine graphics, video, sound, and animation to create compelling videos.
• Take designs (created inside After Effects, or imported from Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, etc.) and animate them.
• After Effects Classes

Example: After Effects

Example: After Effects

Premiere Pro

• Edit videos for social media, ads, marketing, TV, movies, etc.
• Import video, music, sound, voice over, graphics, then put them into a timeline (sequence) and edit out the unwanted parts to create a compelling final video.
• In Premiere Pro you can add effects such as removing greenscreen backgrounds, but for more complex things, consider using After Effects.
• Premiere Pro Classes

Example: Video Editing

Adobe XD

• A new generation digital design tool used to design the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) of digital products such as websites, apps, and more.
• XD competes with similar apps from other companies such as Figma and Sketch.
• You can get started with a free plan, but there are limitations.
  Paid plans do not have those limitations.
• You can animate directly within Adobe XD, and there’s an export to After Effects for more complex animations.
• Adobe XD Classes

Example: UI & UX Design

Lightroom

• Lightroom Classic is the original Lightroom app which many pro photographers use.
• Lightroom is a newer simplified app which requires your photos to be stored online (in your Creative Cloud storage).
• Lightroom Classic works with photos stored locally. You can sync selected photos do access them via the Lightroom mobile app (for iPhone, iPad, & Android).
• Lightroom Classic Classes

Lightroom: Organize

Lightroom: Develop

Lightroom: Mobile App

Something for Everyone

Those are the main apps, but there are more.

Adobe Creative Cloud is a must have for creatives:
designers, photographers, marketers, & videographers.

Ways to Learn Creative Cloud

Seminars, Classes, Certificates

• Free Seminars:
  Start getting familiar with the apps in 1–2 hours.
• Classes:
  Hands-on with live instructors to get you using an app quickly.
  1–3 days (day classes) or 1–3 weeks (night or weekend classes)
• Certificate Programs:
  Thoroughly learn multiple apps for an area of design (graphic, web, motion, etc.) and the apps required.

Free Seminars

Creative Cloud Classes

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