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Adobe MAX 2017 Preregistration Open

The last time Las Vegas hosted Adobe MAX was back in 2006, and we're heading back this year. Adobe MAX 2017 will at The Venetian in Las Vegas, the pre-conference runs Oct. 16-17 and the regular conference dates are Oct. 18-20. Preregistration is now open, sign up now for $500 of the conference price.

Adobe Stock Celebrates 3,000,000 Videos

Well, that was quick. A few months ago I noted that Adobe Stock (which most people only associate with stock images and photographs) was celebrating its 2,000,000th video. And now the team is celebrating the 3,000,000th video!

Adobe XD Update

Looks like I missed the Adobe XD February Update, but better late than never. New to Adobe XD are enhancements to the Windows version, pinned comments, sharing, scrollable artboards, SVG export, and more.

Adobe and Disney Announce Emoji Contest For Students

Students aged 18 to 24 years old, here's your chance to see how Disney and Adobe pros make magic. Five grand prize winners will win a five-day trip to Los Angeles, California where they'll meet with the team behind Disney's "As Told By Emoji" video series. To enter, make an emoji of a Disney character. Here are all the details.

A Visual Designer On Project Felix

Project Felix is a new tool that makes it easy to composite 2D and 3D assets to build product shots, scene visualizations, and abstract art. Visual designer, Michael Dolan, has been playing with Project Felix and shared his thoughts in this post.

Adobe XD Updated

The Adobe XD team has announced the January XD update, this time adding guest commenting, UI kits, SVG import, and more.

Gen Z In The Classroom

The Adobe Education team has published a detailed report on Gen Z In The Classroom - Creating The Future. This one is a critical read for educators.

Creative Cloud Apps On Chromebooks

Running Chromebooks in your classroom? We just announced that our Android Creative Cloud apps are being ported to run on Chromebooks. Here are some details.

Adobe Spark And TrilbyTV

TrilbyTV lets students and teachers publish videos on school digital signage. And how are those videos created? Adobe Spark, of course.

Our Raspberry Pi And Arduino Powered Chanukah Display

As many of you know, I love dabbling in electronics, and love getting kids (including my own) doing the same. Last year we created a giant Raspberry Pi powered Chanukah Menorah, and this year we stepped it up by adding two Arduino powered Dreidels. This video explains all.