What we’re about
Hello, and thanks for your interest in joining KCDesignCore — welcome aboard!
Our group was founded in 2007 as one of four official Adobe groups in Kansas City. We're designers, developers, digital photographers, freelancers, producers, in-house corporate marketing types, and interested students of all ages — focusing mostly on visually-oriented products in the entire Adobe Creative Cloud range, with a strong focus on Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and other tools with a visual emphasis. If it's visual, we'll talk about it!
We usually meet on the FIRST TUESDAY of every month, but sometimes special events will change that schedule so always check the web site to see where our next meeting will be! As of fall 2024, we will be meeting at KCAI with a Zoom link for remote attendees! We continue to be open to new temporary or permanent venues, so if you'd like to host us, let us know!
Adobe provides us with great presentations, speakers, and prizes. If you're a regular participant in our group, you're very likely to take home some fantastic goodies. Twice a year, we are authorized to give away an entire year's subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud — basically "everything Adobe puts out for creatives" on a membership basis. Additionally, throughout the year we have giveaways based on your attendance and participation.
Whether you're just starting out with Adobe tools or you're an experienced designer, we look forward to welcoming you to our community. It's fun and nobody walks away empty-handed!
Be sure to check us out by looking for @kcdesigncore on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and join us on Slack!
(Due to the proliferation of spammers and scammers, we've had to resort to approving new members on an as-requested basis rather than letting Meetup auto-join new people. To join our group, we ask that you please use a "real" name and a "real" photo of yourself -- our group is composed of real people, not flowers, pets, or abstract designs. You're a visual type, but here's your chance to show us what YOU look like. Thanks for your understanding!)
Upcoming events (1)
See all- What's New from Adobe (what we learned at MAX) - note the date!Marburg Room in Vanderslice Hall, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Our November meeting is all about Adobe MAX 2024. MAX was again a hybrid event, with many sessions available for free. Three of our group's organizers, Joanna, Kyle, and Nick, attended MAX in person this year and will bring us their impressions of the conference.
We will begin with a roundup of new feature launches. Then we will open the floor for everyone to bring their own eyewitness reports, including new product launches, important software updates, tips and tricks you learned, the most inspiring sessions, what the future looks like -- and, inevitably, what you saw at Sneaks this year that scared you. We hope that everyone feels free to share their experiences of this fabulous event!
Many of the sessions are now available online, be sure to check out any that interest you, and join us to share what you learned: https://www.adobe.com/max.html
JOIN US IN PERSON: We are very excited to announce we will be meeting at KCAI for this and remaining meetings this year! When you RSVP, please let us know if you're attending virtually or in person.
We will be meeting in the Marburg room of Vanderslice Hall at the KCAI campus.
MapIf you are unable to attend in person we will stream the meeting on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86837498434?pwd=b3RkbUdiTmZiVFBLd1R3Vjd4aE4xZz09.
