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

by Joseph Labrecque

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780137914708
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	11/28/2022
Series:	Classroom in a Book Series
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	795,490
Product dimensions:	7.38(w) x 9.13(h) x 1.05(d)

About the Author

Joseph Labrecque is a creative developer, designer, and educator with nearly two decades of experience creating expressive web, desktop, and mobile solutions. He joined the University of Colorado Boulder College of Media, Communication and Information as faculty with the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design in Autumn 2019. His teaching focuses on creative software, digital workflows, user interaction, and design principles and concepts. Before joining the faculty at CU Boulder, he was associated with the University of Denver as adjunct faculty and as a senior interactive software engineer, user interface developer, and digital media designer.

Labrecque has authored a number of books and video course publications on design and development technologies, tools, and concepts through publishers which include LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com), Peachpit Press, and Adobe. He has spoken at large design and technology conferences such as Adobe MAX and for a variety of smaller creative communities. He is also the founder of Fractured Vision Media, LLC; a digital media production studio and distribution vehicle for a variety of creative works.

Joseph is an Adobe Education Leader, Adobe Community Professional, and member of Adobe Partners by Design. He holds a bachelor's degree in communication from Worcester State University and a master's degree in digital media studies from the University of Denver.

Table of Contents

Getting Started ix

1 Creative Cloud Desktop and Mobile Applications 1

Getting started 2

Creative Cloud Desktop 2

Managing desktop applications 6

Accessing mobile applications 12

Creative Cloud services 15

Next steps with Creative Cloud 19

2 Cloud-Based Photography with Lightroom 22

Getting started 24

Introducing Lightroom 24

Importing photographs 31

Using presets and edit controls 34

Organizing and sharing photographs 41

Next steps with Lightroom 47

3 Raster Image Compositing with Photoshop 50

Getting started 52

Understanding Photoshop 54

Manipulating photographic content 58

Designing a promotional image 78

Next steps with Photoshop 99

4 Designing Vector Graphics with Illustrator 102

Getting started 104

Understanding Illustrator 104

First steps in Illustrator 107

Designing vector assets 118

Assembling the logo 130

Exporting design assets 145

Next steps with Illustrator 152

5 Managing Page Layout with InDesign 154

Getting started 156

Introducing InDesign 156

Getting started with a new document 157

Working with text elements 165

Working with graphic elements 181

Publishing your document 193

Next steps with InDesign 196

6 Prototyping for Screens with Adobe XD 198

Getting started 200

First steps with Adobe XD 200

Designing the mobile experience 214

Prototyping and sharing 241

Next steps with Adobe XD 250

7 3D Rendering with Dimension 252

Getting started 254

Understanding Adobe's 3D applications 254

Designing a 3D scene with Dimension 256

Rendering your 3D scene 284

Next steps with 3D 288

8 Producing Audio Content with Audition 290

Getting started 292

Introducing Audition 292

Working in the Waveform Editor 294

Working in Multitrack View 303

Next steps with Audition 312

9 Sequencing Video Content with Premiere Pro 314

Getting started 316

Understanding Premiere Pro 316

Creating a new project 319

Working within a sequence 327

Exporting your completed video 350

Next steps with Premiere Pro 355

10 Compositing Motion Graphics with After Effects 358

Getting started 360

Understanding After Effects 360

Managing projects and compositions 361

Working with composition elements 369

Adding effects to composition elements 386

Next steps with After Effects 399

11 Animating Interactive Content with Animate 402

Getting started 404

Introducing Animate 404

Creating a new project and working with content 406

Making your content move 416

Making your content interactive 425

Publish and export workflows 434

Next steps with Animate 437

Index 440