Class Details
Designing With Adobe Express Course
Course summary
Adobe Creative Cloud Express is a cloud-based free media creation application that makes it easy for anyone to create impressive social media graphics, promotional videos, and single-page websites.
This one-day short course allows you to explore templates, upload your photos, and design Instagram stories for any of your creative needs. Adobe Express has built-in photo editing functions, which also makes it the perfect tool for editing and refining photos. It now utilises generative AI to create custom images and text effects for social and marketing graphics.
Whether you're creating for personal or business use, this program will act as an introduction to other Adobe products while creating brilliant designs with ease.
This course is aimed at beginners or those interested in creative design wanting to further their Adobe skills.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- recognise and understand fundamental aspects of Adobe Express
- navigate the workspace of Adobe Express
- access and navigate Adobe Stock and Templates
- create and edit graphics
- create and edit PDFs
- create and edit photos
- create and edit graphics
- create and edit videos
- save and publish finished work
- work with layers.
Content
- Accessing the application and the mobile App
- Exploring the interface
- Use of text effects
- Using text to image
- Create video content including Video for Social media platforms
- Navigate the workspace
- Use the Express shortcuts
- Access and edit creative assets from Photoshop and Illustrator
- Import and enhance PDFs
- Save and publish files.
- Open and edit existing files
- Create content from AI
- Collaborate and comment with others
Who this course is for
This course is aimed at anyone interested in the design process. It is suitable for Adobe users or anyone currently using programs which employ print, video or sound.
If you are currently involved in the design industry, or are simply interested in current design trends, this course will give you a head start with the new AI-generated tools utilised today.
Prerequisites
None
Delivery modes
- Face-to-face, presenter-taught training using your own device
- Online training via the platform Zoom
Materials
Course materials are provided electronically via Dropbox.
What you need to do before the course
To participate in this course, you will need Adobe Express installed on your device and an Adobe Creative Cloud account. If you do not already have an account, you can purchase one through the Adobe Creative Cloud website. Please bring your account login details with you to class.
- Recommended operating system: Windows or Mac
- Required software: Latest version of Adobe Express
- AI features: Download the BETA version of Adobe Express via your Creative Cloud app to access AI tools.
Face-to-face classes
Please bring your own laptop with all required software pre-installed.
Online classes
For the best experience, we recommend using a computer with a large monitor or dual screens/devices. Small laptop screens can make it difficult to follow the facilitator’s display while working in the software.
Sessions
Location
Face-to-face (CCE Building, Sydney)
Public transport
As bus and train timetables regularly change, we suggest you visit the Transport for NSW trip planner before you set out.
The nearest train stations are Newtown Station and Macdonaldtown Station. Macdonaldtown Station is closer by distance than Newtown Station, however trains do not stop as frequently as at Newtown Station.
Other information
Parking
Nearby parking is available at Wilson Parking - RPA Medical Centre Car Park (entry via Elizabeth Street off Carillon Avenue).
A Flexi Saver Rate is available but must be booked in advance online and includes the booking fee. Bookings can be made via the Wilson website or by downloading the Wilson Parking App. Otherwise, hourly parking rates will apply, as advertised on the Wilson Parking website.
Meet the facilitators
Xavier Beau-Davis
Xavier Beau-Davis has extensive qualifications and experience in design and graphic arts, including a Bachelor of Design and a Diploma in Graphic Arts. He also successfully runs his own company specialising in creating websites.
Xavier has operational experience in a myriad of industry sectors such as Financial Services, Insurance, Education, Information Technology, Local Government, State Government, Commonwealth Government, Not-For-Profit, Banking, Entertainment and the Media.
Xavier has been a computer trainer and teacher for many years in both corporate and educational environments and holds a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment. He has experience consulting or delivering training in all the aforementioned industry sectors.
Xavier believes that computers are just a tool to let people create their own designs and he enjoys providing learners with some simple techniques so that everyone can achieve this goal.
