Feb 2026
Creative Cloud Grand Tour: The Apps You Know and Those You Don't
- Pre-presentation networking begins at the event start time
- The formal presentation begins 30 minutes later
Most designers spend their days in just a handful of Creative Cloud apps—but there’s so much more waiting to be discovered. In this friendly, fast-paced session, we’ll take a live, demo-driven tour of the full Creative Cloud ecosystem, showing what each app does, how they connect, and where they shine. We’ll explore how the similar design assets can be reused, adapted, and extended across multiple apps to support different creative goals. You’ll pick up practical tips, smart workflow ideas, and real-world use cases that reveal unexpected possibilities, helping you work more efficiently while expanding your toolkit and making the most of everything Creative Cloud has to offer.
Chris Converse has over 30 years of experience in graphic, animation, and interactive design, with a unique focus on both design and development. He earned his BFA in Graphic Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology (R•I•T), and has continued to study the landscape of design and its crossroads with various technologies.
Through the company he co-founded, his client list includes Adobe Inc., BBC Studios, Pfizer, LinkedIn, CIA, Target, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and many more.
In addition to design and development, Chris has authored a wide range of articles for various publications and websites, created and taught over 100 online courses, and has been a featured speaker in over 340 industry-related events, conferences and webinars, including NAB, Adobe MAX, Post Production World, How Design Live, AIGA, CreativePro, CreativeLive and more.
Find out where he’ll be next at https://codifydesign.com/events
Free Drawing
All attendees are eligible to participate in a free drawing. No purchase or donation is required. However, you must attend the presentation to be eligible. Prizes delivered electronically are available to anyone in the world. Physical prizes are available to anyone in the U.S. without a shipping charge. Winners from outside the U.S. who choose a physical prize must bear the cost of shipping.
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Photoshop Virtual Summit
With the free pass, you can watch a curated selection of Photoshop classes at no cost, taught by experienced expert instructors. The event is fully online, so you can join from anywhere on your laptop or mobile device. Each class is available to watch for 48 hours after it is released.
For example, a class released Monday at 8am EST will remain available until Wednesday at 8am EST, after that it moves into the VIP Member Area.
There is no need to pre register for individual classes. You can view the full schedule and plan what to watch Below.
Time zones do not matter. New classes are released every hour each day and stay available for 48 hours. These are not live broadcasts, so you can watch whenever it works for you, even if the release time is during the night where you live.
The free pass works as a try before you buy option. Watch the classes, see how they fit your needs, then decide whether to upgrade.
The VIP Pass includes lifetime access to all classes plus bonus content such as class notes, project files, and additional videos. Full VIP details are available Below.
The goal of the event is simple, give you practical, high quality Photoshop knowledge you can actually use to level up your skills and confidence.