Make sure you have REGISTERED to use the Adobe Creative Cloud as a UA student BEFORE you follow the steps below. Need a refresher on how to sign up? Go to the Adobe Creative Cloud page on this LDRV 498 web site. NOTE: Adobe Express is CLOUD-BASED so there is nothing you need to download. Just log in to the web site and you're ready to go.
Need tutorials? https://www.adobe.com/express/learn/tutorials
Step 1: Go to express.adobe.com/sp/
Step 2: Click on 'I'm a student' then log in using your UA email and UA password (the one you use to log in to D2L).
Step 3: Once you're on the Adobe Express dashboard, click on the purple circle with a 'plus' sign to create a new project.
Adobe Express automatically saves your work to the Cloud. When you log in to Express, you can find your creations under the 'Projects' tab on the left side of the screen.
STEP 1: Select from Instagram Post or Facebook Post.
STEP 2: Browse the many templates, photos, shapes, type fonts, design assets and backgrounds. As a UA student, ALL the content is free of charge for you, even premium content. And remember that, no matter what template you choose, you can replace all design elements with items of your choosing.
STEP 3: Save your work as a PNG file and post it to the Discussion Board in D2L!
STEP 1: Log in to Adobe Express with your UA email and password. Click the 'plus' sign for 'new project' then choose 'Web page.'
STEP 2: Create!
FINISHING UP: Copy the link provided and submit that as your assignment deliverable. NOTE: If you make changes to your web site / portfolio, you must update the link each time.
This isn't a resume-based portfolio; rather, it's my work products from the Adobe Digital Learning Institute. It gives you an idea of how portfolios should be laid out.