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Why limit yourself to one model when you can explore with them all? 👀✨⁠
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During Office Hours, Jacob & Nick explore 2 new GPT Image options in Adobe Firefly and show how switching between models can open up a whole new world of possibilities. 🎨⁠
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Start with a generation you like, build on it with the changes you want, and keep experimenting without bouncing between different platforms.⁠
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More ways to explore, all within one creative workflow! 🤩⁠
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For more tips, tricks, and updates on your favorite Creative Cloud programs, make sure you are following @adobelive! ❤️✨

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Getting fired, getting ripped off, and learning when to walk away, sometimes the toughest lessons make us the most confident creatives. Keep an eye out for today’s episode of the Deeply Graphic Designcast, “Confidence Is Earned,” featuring Patrick Carter of 63 Visual, dropping later today!

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Day 2 of @cropcons FieldTrip! 🎸 A little music history, a lot of inspiration, and one unforgettable stop at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. @rockhall

There’s something really special about being surrounded by people who just get it. The creativity, the conversations, the inspiration, the weird little design details that make us way too excited and nerd out… 😂

I absolutely loved being around my people - graphic designers, illustrators, artists, and creative minds who speak the same visual language and genuinely love what they do.🤓💪🏻

Feeling inspired, energized, and very grateful for days like this. ❤️

More creativity, more connection, more good people, please.

#graphicdesignerlife #rockandroll #creatives #designers #creativecommunity

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Proof that the best inspiration comes from getting out of the studio. 👀

Feeling incredibly grateful for the opportunity to join the CropCon field trip in Cleveland, Ohio. There’s something pretty special about being surrounded by a bunch of like-minded graphic designers - nerds who get excited about typography, illustration, paper, printing, weird little design details, (kerning and widows @nowhereland__ 😂 you know in Indesign …) and all the things that make our creative brains tick. It’s inspiring, energizing, and honestly just really nice to be around people who speak the same visual language. 🥹👌🏻

HUGE thank you to @staygrayponyboy and @piedmontbrandco @acommongrackle for organizing this grand FieldTrip. @cropcons 🤓🍻🤯💪🏻

Cleveland gave me more than a field trip—it gave me a creative recharge.

#hootdesignstudio #designcommunity #graphicdesignerlife #designinspiration #graphicdesigner

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Glyphic is back, and we’re bringing a new guest coach into the lineup. Brady Patterson, founder of Distract Studio, whose résumé runs through the NFL, Apple, Hulu, Fox Sports, USC Athletics, and Adidas, is stepping up to break down Triple Threat Creative: Design it. Direct it. Deliver it. That’s the whole game now.
New home court too. We’re pulling up to Brewyard Beer Company on October 6th, 6 to 10pm, for talks, community, merch, and giveaways.
Big thanks to our league partners Adobe, Westcott Press, and Brewyard Beer Company for making this one happen.
Swipe through for the full roster. Then get in the game, link in bio to RSVP.

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Ever wonder why some creatives always seem to be in the right place at the right time? In our latest episode, we explore how to get luckier by increasing your surface area for opportunity, and giving those lucky breaks more places to land.

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It’s Friday, Crop fam!! It’s a 3-day weekend too! Hell yeah. Throwing it back to some keynote day memories from this past Crop! What a day?!! We miss everyone. Can’t wait to do it all again. We’ll see some of you later this month for Crop Field Trip.

For those of you not joining us for Field Trip, we’ll see ya April 29th & 30th 2027!! Hydrate up. It’s gonna be a party. 🎉

📸: @antonduong

#cropcons #crop2026 #keepcropweird

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At some point in your creative career, getting better at design stops being the whole answer. In this episode, Nick explores how to uncover your X-Factor, the skills, experience, personality, and strengths beyond design that make you uniquely valuable, memorable, and harder to overlook. If you’re a mid-career designer wondering what it takes to get unstuck and reach that next level, this one’s for you.

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New episode: “Everything Changed With a DM” with Jacob Paris (@byjacobparis)

A DM from a stranger led to marriage and a move from Philadelphia to Calgary.

We talk about why that leap made his career, and what actually makes a creative career durable.

Full episode link in bio.

#podcast #creativecareer #graphicdesign #DGDCPodcast

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If you’re still arguing about AI-generated “slop,” you’re missing the point. The smartest designers have moved on – they’re too busy using AI to amplify their creativity, effectiveness, and competitive advantage.
In this no-nonsense episode, Nick Longo and Brady Patterson break down the 5 game-changing ways designers are harnessing the power of AI – not to replace their skills, but to enhance them. Discover how to use AI for research, art direction, mockups, client presentations, and more.
Nick and Brady just wrapped up two Adobe events where they saw firsthand how designers are winning with these strategies. The ones who aren’t? They’re being left behind.
This isn’t about churning out generic logos. It’s about working smarter, faster, and more persuasively. It’s about using every tool at your disposal to stay ahead of the curve.
So if you’re ready to stop debating and start dominating, this episode is your wake-up call. Tune in and learn how to make AI your secret weapon. Your competitors already have.
Buckle up for some real talk. It’s time to adapt, or get left behind.

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