If you’ve been tasked with creating accessible PDFs from InDesign in your day-to-day job, you won’t want to miss this session. Chad will walk you through all the ins and outs of creating accessible PDFs. You’ll leave this session with an understanding of the requirements for document accessibility and why each one is important.
/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svg00Brad Miller/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svgBrad Miller2024-01-30 13:50:302024-01-30 14:52:49Accessible PDFs from InDesign Part 1
Have you ever struggled with the intricacies of creating diagrams or infographics, or felt bogged down by the process? Fear not! The one and only Tony Harmer is here to help you streamline your process by leveraging styles, symbols, and libraries to save time and boost impact.
Topics include:
Unlocking the power of styles in Illustrator
Boosting efficiency with symbols to create reusable elements
Making the most of CC Libraries to organize and access your favorite assets (and speed up your workflow)
In this session, we’ll uncover the hidden treasures of InDesign’s layers, where creativity meets organization. Discover how using layers can simplify your workflow by keeping content organized and harmonious. Get ready to uncover the hidden potential of InDesign’s layers and supercharge your design game!
/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svg00Brad Miller/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svgBrad Miller2024-01-30 13:44:462024-01-30 13:44:46InDesign Layers: Your Secret Weapon
In this fast-paced, information-packed session tailored for intermediate to advanced Photoshop users, Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost will showcase her favorite Photoshop tips, tricks, and techniques. She’ll uncover hidden gems for working with layers and masking, compositing and retouching, type, vectors and more, to help you become more efficient and reach your creative vision faster than ever before. Drawing from over three decades of mastery in Photoshop, Julieanne’s class not only promises to elevate your skills but also to fortify and enrich your proficiency in this indispensable tool of the creative trade!
Julieanne will cover topics including:
Tips for customizing the Photoshop workspace
Shortcuts for working with layers, masking, and selections
Best practices for Smart Objects, Smart Filters, and Layer Comps
Hidden Gems for working with Vector Shapes, the Pen tool, and Type
Adjustment Layers, Presets, and more timesaving features!
/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svg00Brad Miller/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svgBrad Miller2024-01-30 13:43:312024-01-31 09:43:13Advanced Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts to Increase Your Productivity in Photoshop
You know accessibility is important, but you’re not even sure where to start? Then pull up a chair and strap yourself in! This class is perfect for you. Dax will start at the very beginning, with the basics of accessible documents and give you the building blocks to create accessible PDFs that everyone can read. By the end of this session you’ll be ready to start making your PDFs more accessible.
/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svg00Brad Miller/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svgBrad Miller2024-01-30 13:41:162024-01-30 14:54:09Get Onboard with Accessibility Basics
Are you an InDesign or Photoshop user who’s told yourself time and time again that you’d cozy up to Illustrator “someday?” Today is the day! Join Khara for a fun and approachable session that will get you up to speed quickly with the world’s best vector drawing tool!
Topics include:
Making the mental shift from pixels to vectors
Learning to think in shapes
Drawing skills not required
The Pen tool: It’s not as hard as you think!
/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svg00Brad Miller/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svgBrad Miller2024-01-30 13:39:182024-01-30 13:39:18Illustrator for Noobs: Everything Is Shapes!
AI is like the Wild West right now—a vast, sometimes unruly expanse of potential, just begging to be explored by those eager for adventure. But, just like the Wild West, there is so much still to be discovered, so many methods of exploration, and plenty of outlaws waiting in the wings to take advantage of the unknown.
What if you had a map—a guide of dangerous traps to avoid, locations to refuel, and supportive communities to get you started on your journey? In this session, you’ll gain exactly that to ensure you won’t get lost in the wilderness as you get started on your AI journey.
You’ll learn how to get started in AI, including:
Where to find the best AI tools on your journey
Which tools matter most and which ones will one day become ghost towns
Ethical AI practices to avoid the outlaws
Important AI terminology to use so you don’t sound like a city slicker
Sneak Peek:
How to Maintain Design Consistency When Using AI Prompts
There are lots of ways to use Photoshop. Some are effective and some are . . . not so much. In this session, Photoshop Hall of Famer Dave Cross will reveal the most common “bad habits” you should avoid—and alternatives that are quicker, more accurate, and more flexible. In this session, you’ll learn best practices to take your Photoshop efficiency to the next level.
/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svg00Brad Miller/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svgBrad Miller2024-01-30 13:33:322024-01-30 14:37:05Breaking Bad Photoshop Habits
Welcome to CreativePro Week 2024! We’re all living in an age of artificial intelligence, automation, and overload! Join us for this opening session, where we’ll explore simple solutions for not just surviving, but thriving.
Topics include:
Why being human is more important than ever in the field of design
Sometimes AI is smarter than us… and that’s okay!
How community can support your success
The Art of Design: communication, connection, and growth
/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svg00David Blatner/imgs/CreativeProWeek_onBlack.svgDavid Blatner2024-01-30 12:07:492024-01-30 12:16:18The State of Design and Art of Community
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