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Adobe MAX Early Bird Pricing Ending Soon

Adobe MAX 2017 is coming to Las Vegas, NV, this October. And you have just one more week to register at Early Bird pricing ($300 off).

Dreamweaver And Git

This one has been long awaited. The newest version of Dreamweaver now supports Git. This blog post explains the integration.

On Using Hero Images

A hero image, the first image that your site visitors will usually come across, is more than just a pretty picture; it's also a powerful communication tool. The Adobe XD Team has just posted some invaluable insight into how to effectively use hero images.

Adobe State Of Create Study

The Adobe State of Create 2016 study is an important read, chock full of important data on the role of creativity in business, trends in education, global imperatives, and more. I was looking for the study today, and am posting the link so I have it on hand for future (and so that you can find it easily, too).

XD Team On Breadcrumbs

Navigation can make or break the user experience of a site. It helps users to locate themselves on a site, and figure out how to get to where they want to go next. Breadcrumbs are a set of contextual links that function as a navigation aid for websites, and over on the XD Blog, user experience guru Nick Babich has posted a great article on the subject.

Mobile Navigation Design Patterns

Once someone starts using your mobile app, they need to know where to go and how to get there at any point. Good navigation is a vehicle that takes users where they want to go. But establishing good navigation is a challenge on mobile due to the limitations of the small screen and the need to prioritize content over chrome. Different navigation patterns have been devised to solve this challenge in different ways, but they all suffer from a variety of usability problems. The XD Team has posted an article that examines five basic navigation patterns for mobile apps and describes the strengths and weaknesses of each of them.

All About Auto-Ground Plane In Project Felix

The Project Felix team has posted a great article on how the Auto-Ground Plane feature came to be.

Registration For MAX 2017 Is Now Open

Registration for Adobe MAX 2017 is now open. This year MAX is going back to Las Vegas, where we'll be at The Venetian Oct 16-Oct 17 for the preconference and Oct 18-Oct 20 for MAX itself. Register by July 31st and you'll qualify for the early bird registration price of USD$1295 (a $300 savings off the full conference price).

How Project Felix Use Customer Input

The Project Felix team has posted some really useful thoughts on how they customer feedback is collected and used in the product creation process.

Adobe XD March Update

The Adobe XD March Update is out and includes lots of Windows enhancements including zoom, copy/paste from Photoshop and Illustrator, comment resolution, and more. More details in this blog post.