The creative event no designer should miss

There are some dates in the design events calendar that simply shouldn’t be missed, and the 6 April 2017 is one of them. Highlight it big and bold as the day that OFFF Barcelona 2017, the largest creative conference in Europe, kicks off, and it looks set to be bigger and better than ever. This year, OFFF’s vibrant community has teamed up with Adobe to bring you what will be an unforgettable creative experience.

But what’s that we hear you cry? Can’t make the trip to Barcelona? Never fear. You can still get involved with all the action and connect with some of the world’s most creative minds via Adobe’s live stream of the three-day event, which will include:

• Keynote session – Adobe community engagement strategist Michael Chaize and artist Kelli Anderson discuss how Adobe fosters and involves the creative community to shape the future of Creative Cloud.
• Make it on Mobile sessions – artists Dan Mumford, Elise Swopes and Andreas Preis will showcase how to create amazing artwork anywhere with Adobe’s Mobile CC apps
• Creative Jam – featuring artists such as Marylou Faure, DXTR, Nicolas Dehghani, Uglylogo, Alexis Bukowski and Loulou & Tummie who will celebrate Illustrator’s 30th Anniversary and demonstrate new ways of using CC apps all designed to inspire and empower the creative community.
• The over 20 speakers that will take part of the streaming will not only showcase they work and share tips&tricks while answering your questions live using the #AdobeLive, they will also do Personal Portfolio Reviews for attendees in Barcelona and online attendees. You only need to register for a chance to get your portfolio selected.

“Adobe has had a close partnership with OFFF for years,” comments Chaize. “This year, we have designed an experience for the creative community that no designer should miss, whether they are travelling to Barcelona or connecting with everything that will be happening at OFFF via our robust schedule of influential guests and portfolio reviews during Adobelive.com streaming”.

Super speakers

The 2017 OFFF Barcelona line-up is an impressive one, as well as the leading creativeprofessionals already mentioned, top speakers and artists such as Bram Vanhaeren, Akatre, Leta Sobierajski, Gary Baseman, Tina Touli, Anton & Irene, Velvet Spectrum, Lance Wyman, Gordon Reid, Alex Palazzy, Victoria Ivaldy, Studio furious, Jamhot Studio, Musketon, Anthony Burril and Ben & Julia will be interacting online with you on adobelive.com every day from April 6th to 8th starting at 12.00hrs CET.

How you can get involved

If you’re lucky enough to be going to the conference in person, make sure to say hi to the Adobe team, who’ll be present on the show floor at the Adobe Experience Lounge inviting you to get creative. You can also get involved with the new Adobe Stock “Take 10” contest which will be announced on April 4th and where a surprise artist will challenge the creative community create an artwork that represents a theme using 10 images from Adobe Stock.

So, whether you’re a creative professional, hobbyists or student, whose passion lies in graphic or web design, illustration or 3D, there really is something for everyone. Access to the live stream is available at www.adobelive.com and registration is now open so you can receive a reminder for the event and apply for a personalised portfolio. So what are you waiting for? Bookmark the live stream link today and check back on the 6 April at 12pm CET to be a part of this super-special design event.