Adobe Express CC
Express is an all-in-one content creation tool for creating
Express CC - About this Course
Adobe Express is a free, all-in-one content creation tool developed by Adobe that's used for creating various visual assets. It's designed for both individuals and businesses to easily make social media posts, images, videos, and other marketing materials. Projects are broken down into beginning, intermediate and advanced. It is recommended that you follow the project sequence that is laid out since each project builds on the previous knowledge gained from the earlier projects in the series. After completing the projects students should take the certification prep tests and certification prep projects before taking the Adobe Express industry certification exam.
Digital Multimedia Designer, Creator, & Instructor
My approach to project based learning builds student confidence, knowledge, and creativity.
- Beginning : Basic user interface
- Intermediate : tools, layers, styles
- Advanced Projects: adjustments, masks,
- Certification Prep: tests prep
- Certification Resources: online resources
- Certification Exam: certiport.com
Express projects build not only skills but also a rich portfolio of all of your work that can be used for applying to to universities, colleges, and skilled jobs in the real world.
Express Resources
I have spent my career training, certifying and teaching state of the art engineering, multimedia, digital design, graphic design, web design and animation courses. I am highly educated, certified in numerous technical applications and have obtained several degrees at highly rated colleges and universities.
Free Project Resources
The following are links to free fonts, brushes, textures, and image resources for your projects:
- dafont:Free fonts
- brusheezy: Free Potoshop Brushes and Patterns
- unsplash: Free backgrounds and images
- Pexels: Similar to Unsplash, Pexels provides a vast library of free stock photos.
- Pixabay: Another popular site with a large collection of free images.
- FreeImages: Provides free stock photos with specific usage rights.
- Dupe, Kaboompics, Stocksnap: Other free stock photo sites
- Adobe Stock: Offers a free trial and access to some free images, along with options for purchasing stock photos and vectors.
Express Tutorials online
This course has numerous projects associated with it in the Express Projects section below. Click on the Express Projects link on the left to access the projects. The links below are other websites that have great video and step-by-step tutorials that you can also access to learn Express and create cool portfolio pieces:
Express Project Folder Setup
Before beginning any of the projects below you need to create a folder storage location on your local computer (or on your cloud storage) to store all of your projects, files, and resources. To do this follow the directions below:
- Navigate to your local Documents folder (or cloud storage) on your computer.
- Click on the new folder icon
- Create a new folder called EXPRESS-PROJECTS inside your documents folder.
- Open the folder EXPRESS-PROJECTS
- Create a new folder inside by clicking on the new folder icon.
- Rename this folder 1-project. Continue to create project folders for all of your future Express projects and name them 2-project, 3-project, 4-project, etc. up to the last folder 12-project.
Express Projects
The images below are links to the individual projects for this course. The projects become progressively more challenging as you follow them from Project 1 through Project 12. Click on the zoom icon to view a larger version of the image or click on the chain icon to access the project's step-by-step instructions, videos, and other project resources.
Express Industry Certification Domain Test Prep
The test prep resources below are practice test resources that will help prepare you for the Industry Certification Exam.
Domain 1 Digital Marketing Principles
This objective covers digital marketing principles that help marketers successfully implement promotions and branding. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe Express CC Certification Exam.
Domain 2 Design Principles
This objective covers key design principles that should be followed when creating content to ensure visual appeal, accessibility, and legal and ethical principles, while using an efficient design process. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe After Effects CC Certification Exam.
Domain 3 Content Creation and Modification
This objective covers the various features and workflows used to create content efficiently using Adobe Express. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe After Effects CC Certification Exam
Domain 4 Content Management
This objective covers the skills and concepts required to effectively manage content for multiple projects in Adobe Express. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe After Effects CC Certification Exam.
Domain 5 Sharing and Publishing
This objective covers the features of Express that allow content creators to share their work, including collaborating with team members and clients, publishing content to various platforms, and exporting content. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe After Effects CC Certification Exam.
Domain 1-5 Test
Now that you have completed all of the projects and reviewed the Express Domains 1-5, access sample test questions and tasks to finish preparing for the Adobe Express Industry Certification Exam.