This crowd favorite is back and better than ever! Don’t miss this fun-filled, action-packed, highly educational, and mind-blowing session where each of our instructors will have just three minutes to share their favorite PowerPoint tip—then you get to vote for your favorite!
In past years, some of the best tips have been held for this session, so you don’t want to miss it!
We all know that Adobe makes powerful tools. But these days, the only way to be truly efficient and productive is to think outside the box and look at the ecosystem of services, resources, and third-party tools that are available to you.
Join us for a panel discussion that looks at how to expand efficiency, improve workflows, and plan for a successful future.
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PowerPoint’s animation tools are incredibly powerful and capable of far more than you might expect. Veteran PowerPoint instructor Jole Simmons shares his favorite tips and tricks for bringing your deck to life with professional animation techniques.
You’ll learn how to:
GREP is one of the most powerful features in InDesign, but sadly it’s one of the least used! In this introductory session, Erica Gamet will get you up to speed with this amazing tool for finding, changing, and formatting text patterns.
You’ll learn essential GREP techniques, such as:
If your client asks for something “new” or “out of the box,” take a look at using After Effects. It works just like Photoshop, and can be used for any design project . . . even still images with no video! This session we’ll explore quick-and-easy techniques to create jaw-dropping graphics for any design project.
In this session we’ll remove colors from a photograph, generate editorial graphics for blogs and social media, create amazing lighting effects within a photo, and generate unique textures — from presentations to repeating backgrounds for web pages. And when we’re done, we can send the project back to Photoshop!
You’ll learn:
We know that diversity and inclusiveness are crucial components of every design. But what does that look like in practice and how do you know if you’re doing it right?
In this session, designer and brand strategist Nicte Cuevas shares best practices and strategies for:
Watch this immersive, real world, step-by-step slide deck makeover. Get practical tips, techniques, and tools you can use immediately to make professional slides quickly. Mike walks you through how he transformed a cluttered, ineffective client slide deck into a powerful and professional presentation in only 5 hours. Be even more of a superstar. Walk away with amazing slide solutions that make your job easier!
We know we should be using grids in our designs, but which ones? How do you choose? Where do you even start? Join Nigel as he shares invaluable insights, practical tips, and real-world examples to demystify the complexities of grid-based design. By the end of the session, you’ll not only understand the importance of grids but also be equipped to use them strategically for visually stunning and harmonious layouts.
You’ll learn:
Having the ability to animate your designs is becoming a must these days, and After Effects is the app that can truly bring your creative vision to life. Emmy-winning motion designer Kyle Hamrick will guide you through the fundamentals of this often-intimidating program, and demonstrate approachable techniques you can use right away to boost your own work.
In this session, you’ll learn:
A carefully curated collection of scripts is guaranteed to up your game in both InDesign and Illustrator. In this session, you’ll discover how easy it is to find, install, and use an enormous variety of helpful scripts for both InDesign and Illustrator.
You’ll learn:
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