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Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud provides access to industry-standard tools for graphic design, web development, photography, and video/audio production. Incorporating these tools into creative projects, can promote student engagement, support the development of digital literacy skills, and help students build professional portfolios that showcase their knowledge and career readiness.

WSU is an Adobe Creative Campus

An Adobe Creative Campus is a college or university recognized by Adobe for integrating creative skill development into the student learning experience. As an Adobe Creative Campus, Washington State University provides campus-wide access to Adobe Creative Cloud and supports the integration of creative technologies in teaching and learning. This commitment helps students develop the digital communication, problem-solving, and creative skills that are increasingly valued in academic and professional settings.

What does mean you and your students?

As a member of an Adobe Creative Campus, you and your students have free access to Adobe Creative Cloud applications. These tools can be incorporated into coursework to support creative, multimedia assignments, enhance student engagement, and provide new ways for students to demonstrate their learning. Beyond the classroom, students can participate in Adobe Creative Campus events, workshops, and experiences offered throughout the academic year to further develop their digital literacy and creative skills.

Explore Adobe Tools

Discover some of Adobe Creative Cloud’s most popular applications and explore how they can support teaching, learning, and student creativity.

Adobe Express

Learn about Adobe Express, a web-based and user-friendly all-in-one digital content creation tool. Built for beginners and non-designers use it to make social media posts, short videos, flyers, webpages, and more.

Adobe Acrobat

Learn more about Adobe Acrobat, an application that allows you to create, edit, sign, convert, and protect PDF files.

Adobe Photoshop

Learn about Adobe Photoshop, a digital image editing and design application that lets you transform photos, graphics, and illustrations into custom content.

Adobe Illustrator

Learn about Adobe Illustrator, a vector graphics application that lets you create logos, icons, drawings, and typography

Adobe Audition

Learn about Adobe Audition, a professional digital audio workstation used for recording, editing and mixing audio content.

Use Adobe in your Course!

Whether you’re new to Adobe Creative Cloud or looking for fresh ideas, the resources below can help you activate your license, learn new skills, and discover ways to incorporate Adobe tools into your teaching.

Adobe Tutorials

Adobe Learn provides helpful tutorials for each app in the Creative Cloud