Adobe Capture: the Swiss Army Knife Tool Every Designer Needs

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Every designer needs to do two things: First, install Adobe Capture on their phone or mobile device. Second, learn how to use it! We can’t help you with the first part, but we can definitely help with the second!

In this session, we’ll show you how you can use Capture to find inspiration for your design work using CC Libraries, images, shapes, gradients, and more. We will focus on the Capture assets we use most for our design work, while also providing an overview of the app. Attendees will be encouraged to follow along capturing assets for themselves.

Get Up to Speed with InDesign

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You’ve always meant to learn InDesign, but never quite got to it. Well, this is your chance! Jump in to this fun, fast-paced lesson, and get up to speed with the world’s best page-layout tool.

You’ll learn:

  • Fundamentals of frames
  • Understanding linking vs. threading
  • Time saving tricks and best practices
  • Exporting to PDF

10 Essential InDesign Productivity Tips and Tricks

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Let’s kick off Day 2 with a fast-paced, fun-filled tip-a-palooza to boost your productivity! We’ll zip through a ton of handy tips and tricks that every InDesign user needs to know. Plus, you’ll get primed to soak up all the InDesign goodness the rest of the conference will bring.

Topics include:

  • If you’re not customizing InDesign, you’re missing out
  • Essential shortcuts
  • Handy tricks
  • Interoperability Accelerators

 

Illustrator for iPad: Take it Anywhere!

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You own a laptop but you still keep it on your desk, right? It’s time to break free and move around… your body will thank you and your creativity will soar. The mobile version of Adobe Illustrator is amazingly good, not just for ideation or sketching, but even detail work. And you can always seamlessly move your artwork to your desktop or laptop later for finishing.

Learn what you need to know to break free today!

Accessible Long Docs

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Creating accessible documents of any length can be a challenge. But when you’re working on long documents like books, reports, proposals, and other large publications, it’s critical that you build for accessibility from the start. Join internationally-renowned expert and art director Bevi Chagnon as she explains the best practices, and shows how to apply them.

Topics include:

  • Maximizing InDesign’s tools for long documents
  • Maintaining accessibility across a multi-chapter layout
  • When to keep the document in one INDD layout file, and when to use InDesign’s book utility
  • Strategies to manage the editorial – production workflow and keep everything accessible at the end

Deconstructing Illustrator Graphics: How’d They Do That?!

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Join us for an educational and inspirational session, as we showcase some of the world’s most amazing vector illustrations. From infographics to diagrams, commercial art to crazy special effects, you’ll not only see the art, but how the art was made.

Three Minutes Max: Photoshop + Illustrator

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Everyone loves Photoshop and Illustrator tips — from amazing (but useful) special effects, to essential productivity enhancements, every trick helps! Join us as 8 experts from around the world each share their best Photoshop or Illustrator tip or trick in under 3 minutes. Even better: you get to vote for which one is best! This is traditionally one of the highlights of CreativePro Week, when attendees gasp with delight and astonishment.

Essential Tools and Services for Accessibility

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When it comes to creating accessible documents, you can do most of what you need in InDesign and Acrobat… but a third-party tool or online resource can often help you work smarter and faster. Discover this art director and accessibility expert’s favorite add-ons and services that can upgrade your accessibility workflow from good to great.

Topics include:

  • Demos of 3rd party plug-ins for accessibility
  • Reviews of online tools and resources for accessible design

Coloring and Recoloring in Illustrator

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Choosing the right colors for your project usually isn’t hard, but applying them properly to maximize efficiency and flexibility can be tricky! Even harder: hearing from your boss or client that the colors need to change.

In this deep dive, you’ll learn the techniques of the Illustrator power users and never have to worry about color changes again.

Amazing Infographics

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If you’ve ever tried to build an infographic, you know that telling a story through visual design is not as straightforward as it might seem!

This focused session will explore:

  • Let’s get clear: what is an infographic (and what isn’t!)
  • Why Illustrator is an excellent tool for creating many infographics
  • Handy techniques for infographics with Illustrator
  • Examples of amazing and inspirational infographics we can all learn from