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

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

by Joseph Labrecque
Released October 2022
Publisher(s): Adobe Press
ISBN: 9780137914746

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Book description

Your Adobe Creative Cloud subscription delivers a breathtaking collection of state-of-the-art creativity toolsfor 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

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Where are the Lesson Files?
  5. Contents at a Glance
  6. Contents
  7. Getting Started
    1. About Classroom in a Book
    2. Prerequisites
    3. Installing Creative Cloud
    4. Using the lesson files
    5. How to use these lessons
    6. Online content
    7. Additional resources
    8. Adobe Authorized Training Centers
  8. 1. Creative Cloud Desktop and Mobile Applications
    1. Getting started
    2. Creative Cloud Desktop
    3. Managing desktop applications
    4. Accessing mobile applications
    5. Creative Cloud services
    6. Next steps with Creative Cloud
    7. Review questions
    8. Review answers
  9. 2. Cloud-Based Photography with Lightroom
    1. Getting started
    2. Introducing Lightroom
    3. Importing photographs
    4. Using presets and edit controls
    5. Organizing and sharing photographs
    6. Next steps with Lightroom
    7. Review questions
    8. Review answers
  10. 3. Raster Image Compositing with Photoshop
    1. Getting started
    2. Understanding Photoshop
    3. Manipulating photographic content
    4. Designing a promotional image
    5. Next steps with Photoshop
    6. Review questions
    7. Review answers
  11. 4. Designing Vector Graphics with Illustrator
    1. Getting started
    2. Understanding Illustrator
    3. First steps in Illustrator
    4. Designing vector assets
    5. Assembling the logo
    6. Exporting design assets
    7. Next steps with Illustrator
    8. Review questions
    9. Review answers
  12. 5. Managing Page Layout with Indesign
    1. Getting started
    2. Introducing InDesign
    3. Getting started with a new document
    4. Working with text elements
    5. Working with graphic elements
    6. Publishing your document
    7. Next steps with InDesign
    8. Review Questions
    9. Review Answers
  13. 6. Prototyping for Screens with Adobe XD
    1. Getting started
    2. First steps with Adobe XD
    3. Designing the mobile experience
    4. Prototyping and sharing
    5. Next steps with Adobe XD
    6. Review questions
    7. Review answers
  14. 7. 3D Rendering with Dimension
    1. Getting started
    2. Understanding Adobe’s 3D applications
    3. Designing a 3D scene with Dimension
    4. Rendering your 3D scene
    5. Next steps with 3D
    6. Review Questions
    7. Review Answers
  15. 8. Producing Audio Content with Audition
    1. Getting started
    2. Introducing Audition
    3. Working in the Waveform Editor
    4. Working in Multitrack View
    5. Next steps with Audition
    6. Review questions
    7. Review answers
  16. 9. Sequencing Video Content with Premiere Pro
    1. Getting started
    2. Understanding Premiere Pro
    3. Creating a new project
    4. Working within a sequence
    5. Exporting your completed video
    6. Next steps with Premiere Pro
    7. Review questions
    8. Review answers
  17. 10. Compositing Motion Graphics with after Effects
    1. Getting started
    2. Understanding After Effects
    3. Managing projects and compositions
    4. Working with composition elements
    5. Adding effects to composition elements
    6. Next steps with After Effects
    7. Review questions
    8. Review answers
  18. 11. Animating Interactive Content with Animate
    1. Getting started
    2. Introducing Animate
    3. Creating a new project and working with content
    4. Making your content move
    5. Making your content interactive
    6. Publish and export workflows
    7. Next steps with Animate
    8. Review questions
    9. Review answers
  19. Index
  20. Bonus Lesson 1. Fundamentals of Design with Adobe Express
    1. Getting started
    2. Understanding Adobe Express
    3. Designing a creative graphic
    4. Additional Adobe Express capabilities
    5. Next steps with Adobe Express
    6. Review questions
    7. Review answers
  21. Bonus Lesson 2. Live Performance Capture with Character Animator
    1. Getting started
    2. First steps with Character Animator
    3. Customizing and sharing puppets
    4. Next steps with Character Animator
    5. Review questions
    6. Review answers

Product information

  • Title: Adobe Creative Cloud Classroom in a Book: Design Software Foundations with Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Author(s): Joseph Labrecque
  • Release date: October 2022
  • Publisher(s): Adobe Press
  • ISBN: 9780137914746