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Indigenous & First Nations at Adobe

In the spirit of reconciliation, Adobe acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and Stewards of Land and Country throughout the world.

We pay our respect to First Nations’ Elders past and present and to all First Nations people today.

In this workshop, you'll become familiar with Adobe Express' extensive suite of collaborative tools as you:

  • Create a visual brand for your department or institution
  • Create your own templates for your students to use
  • Learn how to set up shared projects that function as collaborative creative spaces

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Build a Brand

Create a brand for your university/department using your institution’s style guide.

  1. Create a new Brand in Adobe Express
  2. Upload your institution's logo
  3. Add your institution color palette
  4. Add an appropriate font
  5. Attach any pre-existing assets

In-App Feedback Demo

Let's review how easy it is for multiple creators to collaborate and provide in-app feedback in Adobe Express.

  1. Open a file in Adobe Express
  2. Click Share
  3. Under Who has access, set your file to "Anyone with the link can comment"
  4. Share the link with anyone you want to collaborate with - they will receive a notification in Express
  5. They will be able to view your project and click the Comment button to leave comments in real time

Remix and Create

Quickly create an on-brand template for your students to remix.

  1. Create a new Project in Adobe Express
  2. Add your Brand to your Project
  3. Inside your Project, create a new Express graphic from scratch (or use this template)
  4. Open the Brands menu to find your Brand
  5. Add branded elements to your graphic
  6. Lock the branded layers
  7. Create a View-only link to your file, and make sure "Allow others to use this is toggled on" - this link is how you would share your template with students
  8. Share your work with us
Share your work here

Reflection Prompts

If you're working on a portfolio entry for this workshop, here are some reflection prompts:

How might these tools enhance your collaboration with colleagues and students?
What do you observe about your own preferences and habits around digital collaboration?

Useful Links

Manage Projects and Collaboration from the Adobe Admin Console / Create Brands / 'Projects' Overview / Share Brands / The Ultimate Guide to Brand Creation in Adobe Express

Adobe Express help and support / Self-paced courses for your students / Creative teaching resources for all ages

Questions? Contact us

Adobe (aei@adobe.com) / Edge Gain (jo@edgegainltd.com)

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