Adobe is an American-based software company that is popular for its creativity and multimedia software products. The list of software is a long one, but Creative Cloud covers almost any creative need. So, whether you are a web designer, graphic designer, marketing professional, illustrator, photographer, or educator, the suite has tools that various professions regard as the industry standard.

Across all subjects and grade levels, Adobe’s Creative Cloud stands as a transformative instrument that encourages good learning outcomes and student creativity in the class. It allows students to give expression to their ideas through different mediums such as videos, social media, graphics, images, and more.

Most software by Adobe needs a subscription. So, you could decide to sign up for one app or the entire suite. While this is a major decision for you to make, you may want to check out Adobe education elite partner to learn about subscription discounts. There are about 20+ apps in the Creative Cloud suite, but we will discuss some of them and what you can do with them.

1. Photoshop

This is the standard app for editing images. In fact, most people now use “photoshop” as a verb because of its popularity. However, apart from tweaking photos, the software is a complete graphics editor.

You can use it to do the following:

• Compose and edit raster images, text, and graphics in different layers.
• Render and edit vector and text graphics.
• Edit and create 3D video and graphics.

This shows that Photoshop isn’t for photo “retouchers” and photographers alone. Others like digital artists, art directors, graphic designers, VFX artists, and 3D designers can use it, too. 

2. Illustrator

This app is like Photoshop, but it is more streamlined to specific tasks. Basically, it is a drawing program that uses vector graphics. This means that it contains fewer details compared to the raster graphics of Photoshop and you can scale the graphics infinitely. 

Graphics designers, illustrators, and artists use the software to create any kind of graphics, whether simple or complex, such as infographics, illustrations, icons, and logos. You may want to read this article to know the differences between Photoshop and Illustrator.

3. After Effects

This tool is popular for compositing, visual effects, and motion graphics. Although you may not utilize it in creating a complete movie, it could serve as a studio for simple animations. These animations can feature on websites, explainer videos, or credit sequence. 

Additionally, the tool is useful in post-production television and film making processes. You can use it for tasks like compositing and tracking, keying, and creation of visual effects like lightning strikes and explosions. You can also integrate it smoothly with other apps from Adobe.

4. Indesign CC

This page layout app is primarily for print, but it could do digital publishing, too. It is an industry-standard instrument for publishing. Also, production artists and graphic designers use it to create e-books, books, presentations, newspapers, magazines, brochures, flyers, and posters.

5. Adobe XD

This software is a UX tools that relies on vector and you can use it for prototyping mobile and web apps. This implies that you cannot design a complete application in it. But you can use it to visualize the interface, then define how the various parts will function as well as relate with each other.

With Adobe XD, it is easy to ensure that everything is working perfectly before embarking on your final coding process. The starter plan could be gotten for free; you do not need to subscribe for the entire Creative Cloud suite before using it.

6. Lightroom

This is a collection of tools that you can use for image manipulation and organization. However, it is best used for the organization of images. Photographers or photo studios use it when handling a large number of images. The software does not have the same editing features that are in Photoshop, but the interface is simpler and easy for doing standard tasks.

Additionally, the edits in Lightroom are non-destructive, which implies that both the edits you applied, and the original images save separately. Hence, you can easily undo the changes if they do not turn out as planned.

7. Premiere Pro

This is a comprehensive tool for editing videos. It is widely used in the TV and film industry, by design and marketing studios and Youtubers to make changes to music and commercial videos, feature-length films, and TV series. 

The latest feature in this software is Auto Reframe. It applies AI (artificial intelligence) reframing to footage, which keeps the action within the frame according to the desired aspect ratio. It can also photograph the elements of graphics to tracked items, guides, or to each other.

Furthermore, the software is used together with other apps in the Creative Cloud suite including Photoshop, After Effects, and Audition. The tool is quite complex to learn; as a result, Adobe released the Premiere Rush for casual users and beginners who want to do lightweight editing.

You may want to visit https://www.techrepublic.com/article/premiere-rush-is-not-premiere-pro/ to know more about Premiere Rush.

8. Spark

This is another collection of applications for creating short social media videos, graphics, and web pages. Social media and marketing professionals including beginners and amateurs can use it. You can create awesome content for Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. If you do not have ample time and patience to learn how to use more complicated apps like Illustrator and Photoshop, then this software is for you.

Conclusion

Adobe’s Creative Cloud offers an opportunity for students to become more creative by using the tools that industry professionals use. They can learn how to structure and tell a story by moving words and images in Spark. They can also create professional-grade videos on desktops, laptops, and mobile phones using Premiere Rush. There is a whole lot that students can achieve with Adobe.