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Sarah M.
Instructional Technologist
Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
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Sarah M.: Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm a K-12 instructional technologist, and I give Adobe Spark five out of five...
Jared H.
Graphic Designer
Nonprofit Organization Management, 1-10 employees
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Jared: My name's Jared, I am a graphic designer and I give Adobe five stars. For more reviews like this,...
Linda B.
Education Management, 10,001+ employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Great tool for small businesses and for education. Very simple to use and there are tons of templates and tutorials, plus a huge image collection. In education, my students created several marketing materials and created a portfolio of their work, and for small business it will be great for social media, websites and blogs.
Adobe Spark has a range of functionality for design. From infographics to web pages, digital portfolios, slideshow videos and social media posts. All of these elements are fantastic for building assets for education and for student demonstration of knowledge.
When adding assets to a Spark webpage that are designed in Spark, you must first download the item as an image (infographics, social media posts, menus, posters, etc) before adding them to the Adobe Spark webpage. If it had a drag and drop function it would be very convenient.
Claudinilson C.
Marketing and Advertising, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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I like it a lot, the whole ecosystem is from Adobe
the ease of finding everything in one place, without much effort.
could provide some more functions for free, for new users to test.
Jill W.
Computer Software, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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I have loved using Adobe Express. It is an incredibly user-friendly tool that makes content generation quick and easy with pre-loaded templates, shapes, and design assets. I also love that it offers simplified animation tools and collaboration abilities.
Adobe Express is my favorite tool for easy graphic generation and editing. Thanks to this tool, I've been able to make a lot of content for my company's social channels. It has a lot of the core features from Photoshop, but they are simplified and available in a web browser. Team members with no experience using adobe products are able to use this tool with ease.
My least favorite thing about Adobe Express is that I can't use some of the normal shortcuts I'm used to because it's browser-based. I would be thrilled if there was a desktop app available.
Heidi L.
Arts and Crafts, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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Spark was great, until I committed to using the software and the features I started using Spark for were no longer available, even under a higher priced tier.
It was very easy to use during prior to my workspace "becoming established." Other
Adobe Spark initially allowed me to create randomly generated multiple photo collages (which I could upload the photos all at once) for social media posting. This took me less than a minute. I used Spark to put together collages with 10-14 photos weekly for about six weeks. This I learned is available as a website promotion only (https://www.adobe.com/express/create/photo-collage "Design your free...
Vansh G.
Graphic Design, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Adobe Creative Cloud is a widely used suite of creative software tools that provides designers, photographers, video editors, and other creatives with a wide range of options for creating and sharing digital content. It is known for its advanced features, integration across tools, and extensive resources and support.Users generally appreciate the range of tools available within Adobe Creative Cloud,...
Wide range of tools: Adobe Creative Cloud offers a comprehensive suite of design, video editing, web development, and other creative tools, providing a one-stop solution for many design needs.Familiarity: Adobe Creative Cloud has been around for decades and is widely used across industries, making it a familiar and trusted choice for many designers and creatives.Integration: Adobe Creative Cloud apps...
Cost: Adobe Creative Cloud can be expensive, especially for individual users who may not need all of the software applications included in the suite.Complexity: Some users find Adobe Creative Cloud to be complex and overwhelming, with a steep learning curve for some of the more advanced features.Performance: Some users have reported performance issues with certain Adobe Creative Cloud apps, particularly...
David T.
Photography, self-employed
Used daily for less than 6 months
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It's become my go-to for fast media posts.
I discovered this a few months ago, and immediately dropped several other paid apps in favor of this one. Scheduling across many social media platforms is the key for me.
Easier to use images I've already uploaded. I have multiple Facebook pages, but because FB and Instagram are linked, I can't upload to the correct Instagram account.
Don J.
Restaurants, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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I liked the amount of programs included in this suite. PDF editing and Image editing are great!
A little difficult to navigate. Sometimes hard to find what I'm looking for from the main page of the suite.
Rudolph R.
Real Estate, 1-10 employees
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I can make really professional looking content on the fly for my clients. I can also edit images, and video if need be. The interface seem complicated but it's truly not. Once you begin to use it, you start to understand all the ins and outs of the software. As with the other adobe products I use, like the reader, it really has a ton of functionality. Adobe has changed the way I work over the years. I even used Adobe premier to make videos for a web series I had. I was proud of what I accomplished with Adobe.
The customizable branding, the templates, and how much I can do with images.
I already pay for Adobe reader. Not that I pay an arm and a leg, but I would think I would get access to all of it's products once I paid for the service. However I do understand their position. The application does do a LOT. I see why you need to pay a premium to use all it's features.
Ivy H.
Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed
Used monthly for 1-2 years
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I like the features that the software offers for editing images.
There is a slight learning curve to make sure you are using it correctly
Ariane S.
Individual & Family Services, self-employed
Used monthly for less than 6 months
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Relevant experience easy to use app, provides many unique and excellent details, but with some small details that went unnoticed, it ends up being left behind due to some minor (bugs)
The graphic themes, icons, photos, font styles, colors and other faults are to be congratulated very well
App has a bit of instability (bug) of not saving the design among other basic and things to be improved
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Marketing and Advertising, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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I used a well know desktop / app editing suite when I first started as a consultant but because I got express in with my main package, at no extra cost, I started to try it out and moved completely to express within a month. Been using this now for over 2 years.
I've been with this package for a number of years - almost from the start. I've seen a number of great features added and only recently they have brought in direct scheduling to social media. I particularly like the predesigned sizes for posts and the ability to take a design you have made and convert it to a template. Working for different clients, I can also set up their brand colours, fonts and styles and quickly switch between or or another. The app version is also great for taking posts you have created and animating them quicker than using the desktop version. I use this across mac, windows and ipad. Great facebook support group too.
I have the full desktop package for adobe which is how I got into using express however my only issue is that I have to pay extra to access it on the ipad. A pity that isn't included by I get that it's a different platform.
Melanie U.
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, self-employed
Used monthly for 2+ years
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I’m very satisfied. I think when used you’re getting a bang for your buck. But I wouldn’t say to immediately run to this product. There are other free versions that can give more creative assistance if you’re not by nature a creative.
I love that Adobe has sectioned off every possible asset a creative may need within different apps. If you’re working within different parts of the industry, you can prioritize which apps can be more of use than others. It’s necessary to have Adobe Creative Suite knowledge for a majority of creative fields these days.
I dislike that I can’t pick and choose which apps I’d like to use beyond a specific payment tier. For example. The first tier might only include Lightroom, express, and photoshop but once you his the second, you have to invest in basically the remainder of the applications. ALSO IF YOU TRY TO CANCEL EARLY ADOBE WILL CHARGE YOU FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME NOT USED FOR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.ITS LIKE YOURE LOCKED INTO A ONE YEAR CONTRACT EACH YEAR. IVE ONLY SEEN A SIMILAR MODEL DONE WITH GYM MEMBERSHIPS SO BEWARE BECAUSE I CAN GET EXPENSIVE IN THE LONG RUN.
Ada Jocabeth Á.
Arts and Crafts, self-employed
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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I have been using Adobe Spark as a tool in my everyday classes, for example, like a student portfolio or digital scrapbook where I can check my student's posts and keep track of their creative activities. Personally, I use some of the templates as activities with my students and to share my art with engaiging posts. The free version is very useful, but I recommend purchasing the Adobe package, as it comes as part of it.
Adobe Spark allows me to create easily all kinds of projects, like web pages, flyers, slides, banners, videos, and much more. It's accessible from any device PC, Chromebook, and even your mobile phone. It already has a lot of beautiful premade designs and templates, The best part is that lets you share them directly on any social media with a predetermined size for better quality. With the free trial app, anyone can download it and use it for free.
It's not very detailed for video editing but is very easy to make short videos with pictures and subtitles.
Josh B.
E-Learning, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Overall, I am so thankful for Adobe Spark because its design elements and tools are just superior and exceptional, wide-ranged, and varied enough to suit any design need or aesthetic.
Adobe Spark has been instrumental lately in the graphic design I've needed for my newer website. I've been designing a 90's style theme for an education business and have needed social media updates and designs as well as graphic elements to add to my website and advertising for my website. Adobe as always hits the mark with beautiful designs and templates, stock photos, and ideas that can be edited nicely as well.
The only con is that also like other Adobe products, there is a learning curve, although much less of one with this particular product than with what I've seen in Illustrator, for example.
Ayesha A.
Education Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Overall, I love Adobe Spark. I ended up researching ways to use it to conceive of educational materials to assist English Language Learners with their vocabulary development. The software has immense potential as an educational technology tool that students and teachers can use to demonstrate their learning or enhance their teaching.
This software has an excellent user interface that scaffolds the tools easily for ultimate content creation. Without having professional experience and needing high-tech tools, I can easily create web pages, multimedia videos, and graphics. As an aspiring teacher, I love that Adobe Spark is available for free to schools that also includes offering their premium features for free. Furthermore, the Adobe Spark suite allows me to create a variety of instructional materials, such as electronic newsletters, exit tickets, etc. I feel like I am already a professional designer without buying high-tech software to create relevant educational content.
What I like least about Adobe Spark is that there are watermarks that I must constantly turn off to make sure my designs are unique and original. Additionally, the branding features are for premium users, which is a downside for those who are on tight budgets.
Patrick Q.
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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I always see people talking about Canva, but that is because they don't know Adobe Spark. I have always used Adobe products and love the integration of the Applications. I just don't like the support. I find it hard to get access to them.
It has a VERY easy and nice interface, useful tools for developing elaborate or simple layouts, and very beautiful templates of graphic pieces in the most used formats in everyday life.
y only problem until today is as an Abobe subscriber for years is support for changing the payment method,
Christian N.
Publishing, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Graphics design pro features are best in the industry. Intuitive interface and features for logo, flyers and more at ease. Ability to work on smartphone enables me to design anything anywhere as I become inspired.
It has a little bit of learning curve as people unfamiliar with adobe applications can take time to easily use it. The interface is nice but it can be improved because Conva provides a better interface
Chris G.
Real Estate, self-employed
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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It is the rare occasion that an Adobe Spark user would need any instructions on how to use their product, which begs the question: Is it powerful and useful enough? My opinion? Almost. I can build single web pages in a flash, that look beautiful, as long as I like the way THEY lay it out. I have zero customization choices on Spark PAGES. Spark Graphics suffer from the OPPOSITE: they have a resizer function for free (which Canva.com forces an upgrade for.) but the resulting resized images are usually distorted. I don't enjoy their graphics builder GUI at all. Their webpage builder GUI rocks.
The Adobe webpage builder is fast, and fun to use, and simple enough that no instructions are really needed. The Spark suite is available on mobile as well as desktop, and video creation on the fly on mobile is simple, but once again, at the expense of customization. If you put a text graphic over video, you'd better be comfy with the graphic being on screen as long as THEY want it. You can't specify text durations over video.
Canva is the main competition, and their free tier does not place a watermark on finished designs. Adobe does, and this one thing makes for a deal breaker. The Adobe webpage builder is fast, and fun to use, but doesn't allow embedding html elements, severely restricting what the page can become. Pretty, but all pages will begin to look identical. The graphics creation tool is clunky, and unresponsive compared to Canva.
Avash K.
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for 1-2 years
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I have used Adobe Spark for a long time and I love the well-designed templates they have. The interface can probably be improved to make it easier for people to make designs. Although, using it and making designs is already easy - I hope they improve interface as I believe it is possible to Improve. I think Adobe Spark is a great tool for non-designers like me as it is easy to create designs on own that look awesome using templates created by some of the world's best designers.
I mostly use Adobe Spark as a social media content designing tool. Creating an Instagram post is as simple as browsing the internet. I can simply click on templates I want to use and then - edit them easily. Spark also gives you business tips and others while the template is loading so you don't get bored and learn something new. There are tons and tons of well-designed and carefully crafted templates...
I think the interface lacks a little - else there is nothing to dislike about Adobe Spark. I feel that Spark is based on features of Photoshop which are very simple that even a person without any past experience will be able to create a good looking design. I feel that the interface is a bit confusing for first-time users and can be improved.
Razak A.
Cosmetics, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Adobe Spark has really helped in my work. As a designer when I need to do quick designs I always use Spark. It allows me to create stunning graphics within minutes. I am able to design flyers, posters, logos, cards and a whole lot of other graphics.
Adobe Spark is an amazing design software, it allows you to create professional graphic and media designs even if you are a beginner. My favorite thing about Adobe spark is the huge collection of thousands of templates available for you to edit and use. The UI is simple and easy to use, the output quality of the designs are top Notch. As a designer I'm impressed by Adobe spark. It has a lot to offer. You should try it asap. 😁
I think Adobe spark could include more stock images in the app which can be used for designs.
Russell P.
E-Learning, self-employed
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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I really enjoy using Adobe Spark! I use this to allow students to build simple videos that documents their work (i.e., a lab report with procedures) and create simple informational videos (i.e., biographies, research topics, etc.). Adobe Spark is also great to use for personal use (i.e., family videos of the weekend, photos from the past year, etc.). Love it!
I love Adobe Spark! Period. I know there's a graphics features, but I primarily use and love the video builder. It's a great video making tool for teachers, students, or even personal use. It's simple to use, all you have to do is drop in images and pictures, set a few features, and voila! You have an impressive video to document student projects, research topics, or even personal life events....
I honestly do not have any complaints. Adobe Spark exceeds my expectations!
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Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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When I use Spark it is to create graphics for social media easily. I am working on building our brand through more video and I believe Spark will make an easier platform to do that with. I am planning on teaching our full time social media person how to use Spark so she can create things more easily. Overall I am happy but I am hoping that Adobe expands the templates and the branding capabilities.
I like how quickly you can create good looking, branded graphics for various platforms. There are a lot of templates which can be implemented easily. I appreciate all of the different platform options offered including videos, websites and actual graphics.
The build a brand feature still needs some work by Adobe. It's clunky. When I built our brand in it, the logo options did not implement as easily as I had hoped. The ability to change the branding easily was not there. We brand differently depending on platform and this lends itself to more of a uniform branding across the board. The video templates need to be expanded upon. It is very difficult for me to find something that may work without a lot of modification.
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Nonprofit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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I love this product! So many options from text, colors and photos! It is GREAT!
Adobe Spark is by far my favorite product I use on a daily basis! It offers thousands of free photos, layouts and designs to make any email blast pop! I use Adobe spark to create eye popping photos for emails and linked in posts. It allows me to ease of creating various layouts that meet our branding style guide, but the freedom to have many more choices in pictures and text. This software is one of Adobe better products in my opinion.
The only downfall to product is cost, but since it is included with adobe suit in general, it is worth it!
Heidi S.
Design, self-employed
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Spark allows me to maximize my time, which in turn allows me to add more value to my clients. I love what I do and once again, Adobe makes that process even sweeter.
I'll admit, as a graphic designer, I avoided Adobe Spark for a while. I mean, that's what I do...create social media graphics, videos and websites. So, I assumed that Adobe Spark was a shortcut for end users who had no experience. An awesome tool, but not for me...right? Actually, I ended up exploring it one day and found that it was an awesome shortcut for when I needed to put together a whole suite of graphics. It's nice to not have to keep my eye on the ever changing specs for each outlet. Super easy to use and there are so many options. Definitely glad I spent that afternoon trolling the Adobe Spark page.
My only complaint is that Adobe Spark doesn't allow you to delve deeper and change many settings. This very complaint is really what makes it such a wonderful tool for all users whether they are beginners or industry experts. So, while I may do much of my work in Photoshop and Illustrator, I can pop into Spark and take care of the output when I need to handle bulk output and layout for branding my clients. Complaint? No complaints, here.
Diego Armando A.
Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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I use Adbe Spark daily, to create Social Media content, i work as Social Media Manager for several brands and i love the way you can work on the go from your tablet or phone and then work from your desktop
I love the way you can do a post for social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Linkedin) you can use your own photos, stock photos, everything. It´ss a very friendly app that give you colors, backgrounds, fonts, icons, everything... The only limit it´s your imagination.
Nothing. Everything it´s perfect. Friendly interface, friendly use, inmediatelly customer support, the guys on Adobe are always listening and upgrading the app.