Learning to Use Adobe Express

Utilizing Adobe Express to create my poster was an easy and straightforward process. At first glance Adobe applications seem overly complicated, which might result in people hesitating to try them. However, every experience I’ve had with Adobe has been completely self explanatory. For example, Adobe Express is quite similar to other applications like Google Slides and Canva. These similarities make it easy to understand the creative process and Adobe Express provides access to various unique templates, making formatting within the tool much easier.

From my experience using Adobe Express I found the templates and previous examples to be very useful, they helped me form ideas on the approach I wanted to take for my own poster. The sheer variety of different letter fonts and adjustment settings also makes it very easy to create eye-catching text and include less important information next to it. In just over an hour, I was able to create a visually appealing and captivating poster that I felt will be able to bring attention to our event.

The key differences between Adobe Express and other applications lies in the vast creative possibilities it offers, allowing users to create a wide range of simple designs to professional complex designs with ease. Adobe also offers lots of creative design ideas! –Daniel Ortiz, ’28

My name is Luke, and this is a poster that I created with Adobe Express. Navigating new software can be challenging, so here’s a short description of how I utilize Adobe Express.

Using Adobe Express is super easy. To begin designing my poster, I took a quick look at the templates folder for inspiration. That folder contains a vast library of templates for posters, flyers, logos, resumes, presentations, infographics, etc. Once I found a template I liked, I began searching for images to upload to my poster using the media folder. In Express, you can also search for images or upload another one from your computer. Using my favorite feature, the remove background tool, I was able to take a photo of Luka Doncic and remove the background. Then, with a combination of text blocks, different colored shapes, and a new background found in the elements folder, I was able to put together an eye-catching and trendy poster featuring Doncic in an LA Lakers jersey. [Then we realized the photo may be under copyright, so I had to change my photo to something more generic and uncopyrighted.] Here’s my first poster . . . that the world gets to see!

Adobe Express offers a free, basic, package, for the general public, but Carleton users can get more features by following the instructions, below. –Luke Runquist ’28