OVERVIEW We’re looking for a freelance graphic designer or illustrator to create a set of visual assets for the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship Programme. The visual identity & language of these assets should be inspired by the thing that gets us out of bed in the morning—the creative spark. This project invites you to interpret your own creative spark and translate it into a cohesive set of visual assets. We’re looking for something personal and expressive. Work that pays homage to what inspires your own creativity and inspiration, while resonating with a new generation of emerging creatives. The end goal is to create visual assets that feel energising, human, and inspiring to encourage other programme participants to connect with their own unique creativity. PROJECT SCOPE The selected creator will be responsible for: - Brainstorming and researching for the illustrative or design approach - Designing a visual identity & language for the following assets: - An illustrated Adobe A asset - A set of 3 digital assets / illustrations to accompany the A. These could be used in several placements and activities, such as digital stickers and emojis on the Creative Apprenticeship Discord server / in presentations, etc. - A poster design with print-ready artwork, following the theme “Creative Spark”. **Note: These assets should all use the same design approach, visual language and illustrative style (if applicable). This should be treated like a brand identity for Adobe that captures “The Creative Spark.”* - Providing initial concepts for review (these can be written, sketches, or presented in a deck, as long as the visual language and direction are clear). - Conducting 1-2 rounds of revisions based on feedback. - Communicating clearly with stakeholders to ensure alignment. - Delivering final assets in required formats/sizes. TARGET AUDIENCE Our target audience consists of students and the next generation of creative professionals! They are aspiring graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, videographers, creative directors, animators, etc. THEME & DIRECTION The central theme for this project is The Creative Spark, AKA, that personal moment that ignites your creativity. This spark might be a feeling, a ritual, a memory, an observation, a sound, a place. There isn’t one “correct” interpretation. We encourage designers to explore what their creative spark looks like to them and express it visually in a way that feels authentic and personal. This could be abstract or literal, playful or reflective, bold or subtle, just make sure that it feels intentional and thoughtful. The concepts for your interpretation of this brief should be justified and well thought-out. Visually, we’re looking for work that feels: - Expressive and human - Energetic, optimistic and inspiring - Rooted in storytelling and personal perspective - Designed with a clear point of view While the deliverables should feel cohesive as a set, we’re excited to see unique interpretations and unexpected ideas, since everyone finds their creative spark in different places. The kind of work that captures the feeling of why we create in the first place. The designer (AKA you) should feel empowered to bring their own creative voice and experiences to the project. GUIDELINES While you have creative freedom with this project, we do have a few important guidelines – - No profanity or inappropriate content. - The final deliverable should have a cohesive design/direction and not feel mismatched. - Use colours that feel bright, bold, and optimistic. IDEAL TIMELINE - Project kickoff call - Send initial concept directions for review - Send the first draft - Final revisions and delivery deadline ** Note: Dates will be determined in the KO call once a candidate is selected. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUDGET: $1000 – This includes all creative work, file exports, revisions, and communication. Payment will be made upon final delivery of approved assets. HUMAN-MADE CREATIVITY We love seeing original, human-made creativity shine through in all commissioned work created with Adobe tools. While generative AI can be a helpful part of the creative process, it should only play a supporting role—unless the project brief specifically says otherwise. All AI-assisted elements must be transparently disclosed. CREATIVE DIRECTOR Apply to this project for an opportunity to work with Morgan Hastie (@thelogolassie)!

Overview: We’re commissioning creators to design a small swag item using Adobe Firefly as part of their creative process. Applicants can choose between designing 1 coaster and 1 bookmark. This project celebrates experimentation, playful design and the creative potential of AI-assisted workflows! Theme: Think bold, fun, highly visual designs that feel vibrant, expressive and contemporary. The final outcome should showcase your artistic identity - your personal design style is the heart of this commission! Adobe Firefly should be used as a tool for exploration, not replacement. Audience: Next Gen students, young creatives, and design-forward audiences who appreciate unique, art-driven merch. Requirements: - Design 1 coaster and 1 bookmark using Adobe tools to create the final artwork. - Coaster: * Standard Size: 4x4 inches (10×10cm) * Can be either square or round design - Bookmark: * The most popular and versatile size typically ranges from 2x6 inches (51×152 mm) to 2x8 inches (51×203mm). - Integrate Adobe Firefly (FF) for at least one part of your creative process. Firefly can be used to: * Extend or modify photography backgrounds * Generate patterns, textures, or surrealist decorative elements * Experiment with alternative colourways, styles, or material textures - Include an artist callout with your social handle so we can feature you! - Images need to be a minimum of 300dpi (resolution) - Final artwork should be submitted in AI, PDF, or high-res PNG format. - Include any relevant font files used. - Clearly indicate where and how Firefly was used. Mockups: To help develop professional presentation skills, please also provide mockups of your design: - Place your artwork on a bookmark and coaster mockup, depending on your chosen format. - These mockups should show how the design would look on a real product. - This is great practice for communicating ideas to clients and is a required part of your submission! We love seeing original, human-made creativity shine through all commissioned works created with Adobe tools. FF should enhance your style, not replace it. Your unique artistic voice should be front and center!

Overview: We’re commissioning an artist to design a weekly planner pad, consisting of 5 unique internal page designs (these 5 pages will repeat throughout the printed pad). This project celebrates intentional design, thoughtful organisation and strong visual storytelling — expressive, illustrated, and full of personality. Your personal design style is the heart of this commission, and we want to see your unique artistic voice shine through. Theme: Think daily creativity, personal reflections, and seasonal inspiration. The aesthetic should feel fresh, visually engaging, and rooted in illustration — expressive, characterful, and reflective of your own visual language. Audience: Students, young creatives, and productivity-focused audiences who value beautifully designed stationery. Product Details: * Format: Weekly planner pad * Dimensions: 8.5“ x 11” * Internal layout: 5 different designed pages Requirements: Design 5 internal page designs for the weekly planner pad (these will loop/repeat), using Adobe tools to create the final artwork. * The design should reflect your unique visual language. Your artistic identity should lead the project! * Include an artist callout with your social handle so we can feature you! * Images need to be a minimum of 300dpi (resolution) * Final artwork should be submitted in AI, PDF, or high-res PNG format. * Include any relevant font files used. As always, we love seeing original, human-made creativity shine. If you use any AI-assisted elements, please clearly indicate where and how they were used.

*Note: Immediate need! We're looking to find the right candidates and kickoff the week of May 4. Only open to UK-based applicants. OVERVIEW We’re looking for 3 UK-based emerging creatives to create an original poster that will be displayed at D&AD New Blood Festival in London this upcoming summer as part of our Adobe/Adobe Creative Apprenticeship program presence. We are ideally looking for artists in the area of graphic design. This includes mixed media, analogue processes, and digital techniques. But please note that files will be passed off digitally. PROJECT SCOPE The selected creative will be responsible for: - Brainstorming and researching a design approach rooted in the prompt - Designing a poster with print-ready artwork for display/distribution at D&AD New Blood - Providing initial concepts for review (these can be written, sketches, or presented in a deck, as long as the visual language and direction are clear) - Conducting 1-2 rounds of revisions based on feedback - Communicating clearly with stakeholders to ensure alignment - Delivering final assets in required formats/sizes TARGET AUDIENCE The audience consists of recent graduates in creative disciplines from all across the UK – early-career creative professionals across design, photography, video, and digital media. THEME & DIRECTION: Brutalist maximalism The poster should visualise the "gravity" of creativity and celebrate the intersection of heavy architecture and street-like artistry. It’s not a light, airy thing; in a city like London, creativity is forged through pressure, history, and grit. Heavy shapes, deep textures, and a sophisticated colour story. The texture should feel intentional - like "designed decay”. The design should look like a sandwich of materials. Raw, layered, and unapologetically urban while maintaining a high-end art direction. Tactile brutalism. We’d love to see the friction between digital precision and analogue mess. If you can, use high-res scans of real London textures: damp concrete, rusted metal from the underground. Sharp typography that sits on top, creating a contrast between the messy city and the clean design mind. It should also include some striking colours. Please look at the London colour palette of the everyday: the red of the buses, the yellow of the Southbank Centre, or the vibrant colours of Ridley Road Market. It should feel intentional. The goal is to move away from clean, corporate minimalism and embrace tactile brutalism. ** References and copy will be shared in the KO call. GUIDELINES While you have creative freedom with this project, we do have a few important guidelines: - Please use only Adobe tools - No profanity or inappropriate content - The final deliverable should feel cohesive and intentional - Print-ready for 24”x36" dimensions, which would be scaled down for a limited print run of posters (11”x17”) - Posters will be digitally printed in full color - Plan to include the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship logo and an artist callout (your name and IG handle) at the bottom - Include defined copy on the poster (confirm copy with your Creative Director) PROCESS/TIMELINE Final delivery will be due May 29 (hard deadline for print). Consult with your Creative Director to confirm milestones along the way, including: - Kickoff call - Send initial concept directions for review - Feedback round 1 - Feedback round 2 BUDGET $1000 - This includes all creative work, file exports, revisions, and communication. Payment will be made upon final delivery of approved assets. HUMAN-MADE CREATIVITY We love seeing original, human-made creativity shine through in all commissioned work created with Adobe tools. While generative AI can be a helpful part of the creative process, it should only play a supporting role—unless the project brief specifically says otherwise. All AI-assisted elements must be transparently disclosed. CREATIVE DIRECTOR Apply to this project for an opportunity to work with Marija Marc (@marijamarc)!

Project Background: Adobe’s Creative Cloud Pro (Student & Teacher Edition) is available at over 70% off for students and teachers. This Back-to-School season (8/18–9/1), we’re running a limited-time promotion offering students an even greater discount. We’re sourcing an original piece of graphic or illustrated key art from a real student to be featured across Adobe marketing surfaces for the duration of the promotion — including Adobe.com, email, social media, and online advertising. If selected, your work will be credited with your name and university (e.g., Designed by Jane Doe, Placeholder University). The Ask: Deliver a piece of key art — either created specifically for this brief or pulled from your existing portfolio — for use in Adobe’s Back-to-School campaign across Adobe.com and online advertising. Key art delivered as JPG/PNG • Working files in layered format (e.g., .ai, .psd)

*Note: Immediate need! We're looking to find the right candidates and kickoff by March 30. Title: “Out of Office: Creating” Overview We’re looking for a freelance creative to create an original poster to potentially be displayed at the 99U in NYC on June 4th, 2026, a one-day conference organized by Adobe and the Adobe Creative Collective. The goal of the conference is to bring the creative community together to explore how creativity is evolving and help professionals of all stages navigate it through education, networking, and more. This project invites you to interpret the idea of “Out of Office: Creating” — a moment where someone disconnects from everything else and becomes fully immersed in making. The visual language of this poster should be grounded in real, human experience, capturing the feeling of being completely absorbed in a creative flow state. At a time when creative output is more abundant than ever, what stands out is presence, attention, and perspective. The end goal is to create a poster that feels intimate, honest, and emotionally resonant–something that reflects the joy and clarity of being fully immersed in the act of creating. This poster should feel like a captured moment, not a constructed one– a point of view shaped by observation and lived experience. We welcome all visual approaches: illustration, hand lettering, graphic design, collage, photography, photo compositing, and everything in between, including mixed media, analogue processes, and digital techniques. But please note files will be passed off digitally. Project Scope The selected creative will be responsible for: - Brainstorming and researching a design approach rooted in the prompt - Designing a poster with print-ready artwork for display at 99U, following the theme: “The Collective Canvas” - Providing initial concepts for review (these can be written, sketches, or presented in a deck, as long as the visual language and direction are clear) - Conducting 1-2 rounds of revisions based on feedback - Communicating clearly with stakeholders to ensure alignment - Delivering final assets in required formats/sizes Target Audience: The 99U audience consists of social creators, early and mid-stage creative professionals across design, photography, video, and digital media Theme & Direction The central idea for this poster is: - A state where time dissolves, self-consciousness drops away, and the only thing that exists is the thing being made and the person making it. - Design a poster that captures the joy of being completely lost in the act of making something. The subject is a specific, recognizable human state: the disappeared afternoon, the ignored notification, the cold cup of tea, the total and blissful unavailability to the outside world. This is a poster about presence. It’s about radical, accidental, creative presence. It should make anyone who has ever experienced flow feel immediately seen. And it should make anyone who hasn't experienced it recently want to clear their afternoon and find it again. This brief is ultimately about presence– the act of paying attention, of being fully inside a moment, and of finding meaning through the process of creating. Visually, we’re looking for work that feels: - Honest, intimate, human, bold, and optimistic - Observational rather than overly staged - Grounded in real environments and textures - Emotionally resonant, with a clear point of view Guidelines While you have creative freedom with this project, we do have a few important guidelines: - Please use only Adobe tools - No profanity or inappropriate content - The final deliverable should feel cohesive and intentional - Print-ready for 24”x36" dimensions, which would be scaled down for a limited print run of posters (11”x17”) - Posters will be digitally printed in full color - Plan to include the Adobe 99U Conference logo and the event date (June 4, 2026) & location (New York City) - Include some iteration of “Out of the Office” or “Right here. Right now. Making” as a headline for the poster