Adobe Creative Cloud Classroom in a Book: Design Software Foundations with Adobe Creative Cloud

Length: 464 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Adobe Press
Publication Date: 2022-10-30
ISBN-10: 0137914709
ISBN-13: 9780137914708
Sales Rank: #3105286 (See Top 100 Books)

Your Adobe Creative Cloud subscription delivers a breathtaking collection of state-of-the-art creativity tools–for web, print, video, interactive, digital marketing, UX/UI design, and more. With so much power, where do you start? If you’re familiar with one or two of Adobe’s tools, how do you extend your knowledge to make the most of the entire Creative Cloud, choose the right tool for each job, and do amazing work? Start right here, with the only classroom-proven guide to the entire Adobe Creative Cloud suite: Adobe Creative Cloud Classroom in a Book.

Authored by leading designer and instructor Joseph Labrecque, this guide reflects his experience teaching hundreds of students at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Media, Communication & Information. Each chapter combines an overview of a Creative Cloud app with well-crafted hands-on practice. Labrecque introduces the software, explains essential concepts and design principles surrounding its use, guides you through basic tools and workflows, and then walks you through executing a project from beginning to end. You’ll learn how each tool works in real life, and how to apply design concepts and theory in your own creative practice.

Labrecque introduces the fundamentals of Creative Cloud for both desktop and mobile, Creative Cloud Express, and all these skills:

Cloud-based photography with Lightroom Raster image compositing with Photoshop Vector graphics design with Illustrator Page layout management with InDesign Prototyping for screens with Adobe XD 3D rendering with Dimension Audio content production with Audition Video content sequencing with Premiere Pro Motion graphics compositing with After Effects Live performance capture with Character Animator Interactive content animation with Animate

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Where are the Lesson Files?
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Getting Started
    About Classroom in a Book
    Prerequisites
    Installing Creative Cloud
    Using the lesson files
    How to use these lessons
    Online content
    Additional resources
    Adobe Authorized Training Centers
1. Creative Cloud Desktop and Mobile Applications
    Getting started
    Creative Cloud Desktop
    Managing desktop applications
    Accessing mobile applications
    Creative Cloud services
    Next steps with Creative Cloud
    Review questions
    Review answers
2. Cloud-Based Photography with Lightroom
    Getting started
    Introducing Lightroom
    Importing photographs
    Using presets and edit controls
    Organizing and sharing photographs
    Next steps with Lightroom
    Review questions
    Review answers
3. Raster Image Compositing with Photoshop
    Getting started
    Understanding Photoshop
    Manipulating photographic content
    Designing a promotional image
    Next steps with Photoshop
    Review questions
    Review answers
4. Designing Vector Graphics with Illustrator
    Getting started
    Understanding Illustrator
    First steps in Illustrator
    Designing vector assets
    Assembling the logo
    Exporting design assets
    Next steps with Illustrator
    Review questions
    Review answers
5. Managing Page Layout with Indesign
    Getting started
    Introducing InDesign
    Getting started with a new document
    Working with text elements
    Working with graphic elements
    Publishing your document
    Next steps with InDesign
    Review Questions
    Review Answers
6. Prototyping for Screens with Adobe XD
    Getting started
    First steps with Adobe XD
    Designing the mobile experience
    Prototyping and sharing
    Next steps with Adobe XD
    Review questions
    Review answers
7. 3D Rendering with Dimension
    Getting started
    Understanding Adobe’s 3D applications
    Designing a 3D scene with Dimension
    Rendering your 3D scene
    Next steps with 3D
    Review Questions
    Review Answers
8. Producing Audio Content with Audition
    Getting started
    Introducing Audition
    Working in the Waveform Editor
    Working in Multitrack View
    Next steps with Audition
    Review questions
    Review answers
9. Sequencing Video Content with Premiere Pro
    Getting started
    Understanding Premiere Pro
    Creating a new project
    Working within a sequence
    Exporting your completed video
    Next steps with Premiere Pro
    Review questions
    Review answers
10. Compositing Motion Graphics with after Effects
    Getting started
    Understanding After Effects
    Managing projects and compositions
    Working with composition elements
    Adding effects to composition elements
    Next steps with After Effects
    Review questions
    Review answers
11. Animating Interactive Content with Animate
    Getting started
    Introducing Animate
    Creating a new project and working with content
    Making your content move
    Making your content interactive
    Publish and export workflows
    Next steps with Animate
    Review questions
    Review answers
Index
Bonus Lesson 1. Fundamentals of Design with Adobe Express
    Getting started
    Understanding Adobe Express
    Designing a creative graphic
    Additional Adobe Express capabilities
    Next steps with Adobe Express
    Review questions
    Review answers
Bonus Lesson 2. Live Performance Capture with Character Animator
    Getting started
    First steps with Character Animator
    Customizing and sharing puppets
    Next steps with Character Animator
    Review questions
    Review answers