ADOBE CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE

Earn your certification in one (or more!) of the seven Adobe software programs below!

Courses through LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) and Universal Class are free to you with your Pierce County Library System card, and you will need to have your library card number available to pursue these learning pathways.

PHOTOSHOP

Used for editing, creating, and retouching images as well as adding special effects.

Choose one or more of the courses below to enhance your skills and prepare you for the exam:

Virtual Design Using Adobe PhotoShop

Click here to log in to LinkedIn Learning, then search ‘Introducing PhotoShop’

Click here to log in to Universal Class, then search ‘Adobe PhotoShop 101’

ILLUSTRATOR

Used as a vector graphics app that lets you create logos, icons, drawings, typography, and illustrations for print, web, video, and mobile.

Choose one or more of the courses below to enhance your skills and prepare you for the exam:

Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator

Click here to log in to LinkedIn Learning, then search ‘Introducing Illustrator’

Click here to log in to Universal Class, then search ‘Adobe Illustrator 101’

INDESIGN

Use InDesign to create a variety of digital and printed material such as stationery, resumes, pamphlets, annual reports, catalogs, interactive digital publications, EPUBs, books, magazines, and more.

Choose one or more of the courses below to enhance your skills and prepare you for the exam:

Print & Digital Media Publication using Adobe InDesign

Click here to log in to LinkedIn Learning, then search ‘Introducing InDesign’

Click here to log in to Universal Class, then search ‘Adobe InDesign 101’

PREMIERE PRO

Premiere Pro can be used for all common video editing tasks necessary for producing broadcast-quality, high-definition video.

Choose one or more of the courses below to enhance your skills and prepare you for the exam:

Digital video using Adobe Premiere Pro

Click here to log in to LinkedIn Learning, then search ‘Introducing Premiere Pro’

Click here to log in to Universal Class, then search ‘Adobe Premiere 101’

ANIMATE

Animate is used to design vector graphics and animation for television programs, online video, websites, web applications, rich internet applications, and video games.

Choose one or more of the courses below to enhance your skills and prepare you for the exam:

Multiplatform Animation using Adobe Animate

Click here to log in to LinkedIn Learning, then search ‘Learning Adobe Animate CC’

Click here to log in to Universal Class, then search “Adobe Animate CC”.

AFTER EFFECTS

Adobe After Effects is a 2.5D animation software used for animation, visual effects, and motion picture compositing. After Effects is used in film, TV, and web video creation.

Choose one or more of the courses below to enhance your skills and prepare you for the exam:

Visual Effects & Motion Graphics using Adobe After Effect

Click here to log in to LinkedIn Learning, then search ‘Getting started with After Effects’

Click here to log in to Universal Class, then search ‘Adobe After Effects’

DREAMWEAVER

Adobe DreamWeaver CC is a web design and an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) application that is used to develop and design websites.

Choose one or more of the courses below to enhance your skills and prepare you for the exam:

Web Authoring using Adobe DreamWeaver

Click here to log in to LinkedIn Learning, then search ‘DreamWeaver CC Essential Training’

Click here to log in to Universal Class, then search ‘DreamWeaver 101’

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Have questions? Email us at techcert@pcls.us for answers about our Free Certification program.

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