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Adobe Sponsored Breakfast Session: Breakfast with the Builders

This session is sponsored by Adobe.

Kickstart your week with the Adobe team in a lively town hall environment and meet the minds behind your favorite creative tools, see the latest breakthroughs in action, meet the Adobe team members, preview new Illustrator and InDesign features, and learn about opportunities for connecting with the team throughout CreativePro Week.

Illustrator Brushes, Symbols, and Patterns—Oh My!

Illustrator brushes, symbols, and patterns are wildly versatile—if you know how to use them! Don’t miss this chance to learn how to integrate them into your workflow to create highly detailed and scalable designs without sacrificing efficiency or flexibility.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Create textured outlines for symbols or pattern shapes with brushes
  • Make intricate designs by applying patterns to symbol instance fills or brush strokes
  • Add variety to repeated elements by combining symbol sprayer effects with pattern-filled symbols
  • Integrate Al features to create brushes, symbols and patterns

Wrangle Your Swatches

Take your color workflows to the next level by mastering Adobe Illustrator’s Swatches, the most powerful tool for managing and organizing colors across your design projects.

While Illustrator offers the best functionality for swatch management, this session goes beyond just one app. We’ll also explore how swatches work in InDesign and Photoshop, comparing their strengths and limitations. Learn how to create, organize, and share color palettes efficiently across these three key applications, ensuring consistency in your designs from start to finish.

Learn how to save time, reduce mistakes, and collaborate more effectively with your team to maintain color consistency across projects. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just getting started, you’ll walk away with actionable tips that make working with color a breeze.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Work faster by leveraging Illustrator’s Swatches panel and Global Color features
  • Organize swatches efficiently in Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
  • Establish brand consistency across projects and applications
  • Share swatches across Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
  • Collaborate with team members for consistent color usage

Actually, There’s a Script for That

One of the best ways to improve your productivity and efficiency is to use scripts — and scripts are really easy to use! You just need to know where to find them.

In this session, you’ll see a ton of must-have free and low-cost scripts for InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop; as well as sources for finding others. You’ll also learn how to make your own scripts with a little help from AI or hire a professional scripter to tackle really hairy jobs.

Topics include:

  • Where to find must-have scripts
  • The fastest and easiest way to install a script and run it
  • Top free scripts you need

So You Think You Know Illustrator?

Sure, you’ve been using Illustrator for years. But even as a pro, how do you know what you don’t know? By coming to this session, of course! Join Chris Carls for a good-natured look at features you’ve likely been overlooking in Illustrator. With nothing to lose and knowledge to gain—you won’t want to miss this session!

Topics Include:

  • Illustrator best practices
  • Hidden Illustrator features you likely never knew existed
  • Tips and techniques to surprise seasoned pros

Three Minutes Max: Illustrator

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 Illustrator 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!

Creating Cool Charts and Groovy Graphs With Illustrator

Illustrator has an incredible toolset but if you started out with the chart and graph tools you may well question that. On first glance they are old and creaky (I know what you’re thinking and stop it, cheeky) but with a little knowledge they can be not only useful, but super fun, too! In this session, we’ll cover everything from structuring your data to using Illustrator’s cunningly-disguised-but-also-mighty tools to make it look like you’ve got a magic wand hidden in your desk drawer. By the end, you could be creating charts and layouts so beautiful, they could make your data look like a work of art.

Topics include:

  • Learn how to hack Illustrator’s Default Chart and Graph types
  • Make your data pop—literally, we’ll be dealing with some graphic fireworks!
  • Discover the secret to navigating chart elements
  • Find out how to create data layouts that don’t wear Illustrator out

Text Effects in Photoshop and Illustrator

Unlock the creative potential of text with this eye-popping session on crafting stunning text effects in both Photoshop and Illustrator. Learn how to combine advanced techniques with design principles to create bold, professional typography for any project.

Topics include:

  • Master layer styles and blending options in Photoshop for striking text effects
  • Create editable, scalable text designs in Illustrator with powerful vector tools
  • Combine Photoshop and Illustrator seamlessly for hybrid design workflows
  • Non-destructive techniques using Live Effects and Smart Objects

AI in Ai

When people think AI in Adobe apps, they usually think Photoshop. But AI can boost your productivity and creativity in Illustrator too! Author and expert instructor Jason Hoppe shows you how to integrate AI into your Illustrator work and create innovative visual solutions. Learn to become a more efficient and effective designer, delivering outstanding results in less time!

Topics include:

  • Generating vectors from text prompts
  • Automating repetitive tasks
  • Bringing outlined type back to life with Retype
  • Making the most of Generative Recolor
  • Integrating Adobe Firefly into your workflow

Mind = Blown: The Latest and Greatest in Ps, Ai, and Beyond

In this fast-paced, idea-driven session, Kladi Vergine explores the latest tools, AI features, and Creative Cloud workflows—from Firefly, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Whether you’re designing on the go, collaborating in real time, or discovering the newest tech, this session will show you how to rethink your creative process for maximum efficiency and flow. Step into the future of creativity.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Kickstart ideas quickly with AI-powered brainstorming and content generation
  • Flow seamlessly between desktop, mobile, and cloud assets
  • Use Firefly, Illustrator, and Photoshop to bring ideas to life faster
  • Collaborate smarter with shared libraries, cloud docs, and live feedback
  • Stay ahead with the latest updates from Adobe’s creative ecosystem