Adobe’s annual MAX conference is this week, and with it comes big news for the software suite that you likely have minimized in your dock right now (or behind a window or two, we’re not picky). So what’s new and hip on the block? Well, let’s go into some major things:
CC Libraries and CreativeSync Get an Upgrade
A few months back, Adobe rolled out CreativeSync and CC Libraries. If you were like me, you probably figured, “Huh. Adobe is doing a Dropbox thing. Neat.” And then promptly forgot about it. You (and me) probably shouldn’t have done that.
As shown in the video above, this combo package allows you to sync all of your settings, workflows, and assets to all of your projects, whether it’s in Photoshop or Premiere and even on mobile. It’ll be interesting to see what cool things people do with this update as it comes along.
Adobe Pushes Mobile Big Time
You probably saw Adobe’s Photoshop Fix at the Apple event, and that’s obviously a good thing for designers that want to work on the go. It’s also available for free right now, so if that’s your bag, go get it. Then there’s also Adobe Capture CC, which works with Android and iOS, and seems to do an awful lot. From their website:
Use your iPad, iPhone or Android phone to take a picture of anything that inspires you. Then use Capture to extract a color theme, create a Look or turn an interesting shape into a vector graphic or brush you can use in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Comp CC and other Creative Cloud apps.
Interesting concept, right? Maybe? You tell me, because I’m a bit confused.
Adobe’s Project Comet Aims to Make Web Design Stupid Easy
Web design can be clunky. Some layout everything first in Photoshop and go from there, while others are using WYSIWYG editors or something similar. Oh, and then there’s the coding, which can be fun or horrific, depending on your perspective. Adobe’s Project Comet is going for somewhere more on the “fun” side of the spectrum.
The goal is to give you one tool to build your website, both by yourself and by working with others on your team. There are a ton of tools here that make things go super fast, and prototyping looks quick, too. Just watch the video, because it’s neat stuff and should save web designers a ton of time.
Adobe Portfolio Brings Your Work to the Web
You probably have your Behance profile all cleaned up, right? If not, or if you’re looking for an alternative, check out Adobe Portfolio. It not only comes with every Adobe CC plan, but it lets you create your own portfolio and publish it online, and you don’t even have to know how to code. Now that’s fancy, and it seems like it might appeal to people other than designers. Like, I don’t know, guys who write for Creative Market or whatever.
Of course, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign have upgrades coming too, and you can find all of the details on those over at Creative Bloq. (Spoiler: the Illustrator Shaper tool sounds amazing, but otherwise these seem like fairly standard upgrades.)
What are you the most excited about? Do you want to see more changes? Let us know!
via The Next Web and Creative Bloq
Kevin Whipps is a writer and editor based in Phoenix, Arizona. When he’s not working on one of the many writing projects in his queue, he’s designing stickers with his wife at Whipps Sticker Co.
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