Don't just take our word for it. Hear what attendees have to say about CreativePro Week. Join us June 29–July 3 in Nashville and see what all the excitement is about.
The new year means that it's time to start daydreaming about CreativePro Week 2026. Join us in Nashville June 29–July 3 for five transformative days of learning, connection, and fun.
CreativePro Week 2026 is coming to Music City! 🤠 Join us in Nashville June 29–July 3 for five days of learning, connection and fun. We're excited to host CreativePro Week at the stunning JW Marriott.
AI tools are everywhere right now. Some are genuinely useful. Others… not so much.
Our Editor-In-Chief Mike Rankin picked six AI-focused sessions at CreativePro Week that will help you understand where AI fits into your workflow, where it falls short, and how to make smarter decisions:
• Scripting Success: Finding and Creating Your Own Automated Solutions – @ericagamet & @jmvrankin
• Creative Leadership in the Age of AI – @hewhodrawsfruit
• AI in Design: Helpful, Overrated, or Both? – @flarup
• Acrobat Studio: An AI Solution for Document Overwhelm – @nictecreativedesign
• Build Agentic Solutions for the Work You Dread (Part 1 and 2) – Amy Balliett
Julie Shaffer returns to CreativePro Week for her 6th year as a speaker! ✨
Award-winning designer, Adobe Community Expert, trainer, photographer, and founder of @shaffer.creative , Julie has a gift for making complex workflows feel approachable, practical, and immediately useful.
Known for her upbeat teaching style and deep InDesign expertise, Julie helps designers and marketing teams work smarter, communicate more clearly, and build systems that actually make life easier. When she’s not leading workshops or consulting with clients, she’s likely traveling the world with a camera in hand—capturing architecture, landscapes, and the small details that inspire great design.
Don’t miss her CreativePro Week 2026 sessions, “InDesign Styles: Beyond Text Formatting and Into Design” and “Hack Your Workflow: Unexpected Uses for InDesign’s Features.”
Your tools should help you work faster… not slow you down.
@creativeproweek 2026 is five days of practical, how-to training built around the real work creative pros do every day.
Smarter workflows. Better techniques. Expert advice. In-person-only sessions. Adobe certification testing. Nashville inspiration. And a whole lot more.
Swipe through for 8 reasons creative pros keep coming back to CreativePro Week.
June 29–July 3 • Nashville (and online!)
#CreativeProWeek #GraphicDesigner #GraphicDesign #Adobe #CreativeProcess
@robdewinter1 returns to CreativePro Week for his 4th year as a speaker! 🎹
Designer, Adobe Certified Instructor, author, photographer, AI workflow experimenter, and accomplished pianist, Rob has a talent for making advanced creative technology feel approachable and practical.
Whether he’s teaching Photoshop, exploring new AI-powered workflows, or showing designers smarter ways to work, Rob brings an infectious energy and curiosity to every session.
Don’t miss his sessions, “Beyond Compositing: Creative Workflows Powered by AI” and “After Effects for Graphic Designers,” at CreativePro Week 2026 in Nashville.
Repeating styling tasks in Illustrator can be a waste of time. Fortunately, with a little bit of Illustrator magic, they can be handled for you.
Join us for a free 1-hour webinar on Tuesday, June 2 at 10 am Pacific to explore one of Illustrator’s most powerful and overlooked features: Graphic Styles.
In this replay of a highly rated @creativeproweek session, @lauracoylecreative shows you how to build your own styles, apply them across your artwork, and make global updates without reworking every object. You’ll discover practical workflows, smart shortcuts, and creative techniques you can use right away.
You’ll learn how to:
• Apply complex styling instantly by building Graphic Styles from fills, strokes, and effects
• Update your entire document in seconds with fast, global artwork changes
• Save time on future projects by creating reusable, scalable custom styles
• Keep your artwork consistent by avoiding broken style links, and fixing them when they occur
• Add and layer effects without rework using additive styles that preserve existing appearances
• Format type correctly and consistently using object-level appearances instead of manual overrides
Chat with attendees and experts throughout the session, and then bring your questions to our live follow-up Q&A with Laura.
Plus, you’ll receive a special discount code for $100 off CreativePro Week 2026, being held in Nashville June 29–July 3.
Can’t watch live? Everyone who signs up will receive a link to watch the recording on demand after the webinar, available until June 26.
Sign up now at CreativeProWeek.com
Merge Shapes might be the most underrated tool in PowerPoint. 👀
In this @creativeproweek sneak peek, @nolanhaims shows how to use Merge Shapes to build custom vector graphics, manipulate live text, and create the kind of polished visuals most people never attempt in PowerPoint.
Catch more in “PowerPoint’s Vector Toolkit: Built for Designers” at CreativePro Week 2026 in Nashville.
#PowerPoint #PresentationDesign #GraphicDesign #CreativeProWeek
Photoshop and Illustrator have been a dynamic duo at the core of professional design workflows for decades. But these powerhouse programs are always evolving, and yesterday’s best practices have been replaced by new tools and techniques that are easier and faster than ever.
If you want to save time and get better results with photos and illustrations, these five sessions at CreativePro Week 2026, picked by our Editor-In-Chief Mike Rankin, are just the ticket:
• Hidden Photoshop Features Designers Love – @jrfromptc
• Photoshop and Illustrator: Playing Nice Together – @nigelfrenchphoto
• Mastering Masking in Lightroom & Camera Raw – @photoshopwithben
• Illustrator Power Techniques – @lauracoylecreative
• Beyond Compositing: Creative Workflows Powered by AI – @robdewinter1
Theresa Jackson returns to CreativePro Week for her 8th year! 🎉
As CreativePro’s Program Director and host of the CreativePro Podcast, Theresa plays a huge role in shaping what makes CreativePro Week so valuable. From curating sessions to bringing in world-class experts, she’s behind the scenes making sure everything clicks for attendees.
She’s also an award-winning artist, instructor, and illustrator who has a gift for making complex tools like Photoshop, Lightroom, and Illustrator feel approachable and practical.
Join us in Nashville for 70+ sessions curated by Theresa. Catch her hosting Three Minutes Max and the AI Roundtable Discussion, collaborating with @maxwithdax and @hammer09cc on the Accessibility Quickstart Podcast, and conducting portfolio critiques with @nigelfrenchphoto .
At this point, she’s making a strong case for CreativePro Week MVP.
What’s the right way to recolor black or white objects in Photoshop?
In this @CreativeProWeek sneak peek, @photoshopwithben walks through a powerful Curves technique that gives you precise control over tone and color.
This is just a small sample of what you’ll learn in his session, “Photoshop Curves: Pro-Level Tone and Color Control,” happening June 29–July 3 in Nashville.
