About us
Hello, and thanks for your interest in joining KCDesignCore — welcome aboard!
Our group was founded in 2007 as one of four official Adobe groups in Kansas City. We're designers, developers, digital photographers, freelancers, producers, in-house corporate marketing types, and interested students of all ages — focusing mostly on visually-oriented products in the entire Adobe Creative Cloud range, with a strong focus on Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and other tools with a visual emphasis. If it's visual, we'll talk about it!
We usually meet on the FIRST TUESDAY of every month, but sometimes special events will change that schedule so always check the web site to see where our next meeting will be! As of fall 2024, we will be meeting at KCAI with a Zoom link for remote attendees! We continue to be open to new temporary or permanent venues, so if you'd like to host us, let us know!
Adobe provides us with great presentations, speakers, and prizes. If you're a regular participant in our group, you're very likely to take home some fantastic goodies. Twice a year, we are authorized to give away an entire year's subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud — basically "everything Adobe puts out for creatives" on a membership basis. Additionally, throughout the year we have giveaways based on your attendance and participation.
Whether you're just starting out with Adobe tools or you're an experienced designer, we look forward to welcoming you to our community. It's fun and nobody walks away empty-handed!
Be sure to check us out by looking for @kcdesigncore on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and join us on Slack!
(Due to the proliferation of spammers and scammers, we've had to resort to approving new members on an as-requested basis rather than letting Meetup auto-join new people. To join our group, we ask that you please use a "real" name and a "real" photo of yourself -- our group is composed of real people, not flowers, pets, or abstract designs. You're a visual type, but here's your chance to show us what YOU look like. Thanks for your understanding!)
Upcoming events
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October Show & Tell
Kansas City Art Institute, 4415 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA, Kansas City, MO, USOur October 6th meeting presenter had to reschedule, so the thought was to do some mini show & tell demos instead.
Sean will show us TurnTable in Adobe Illustrato to show how he uses it to develop my characters and concept visualizations.
Jim will show us a website he put together for one of his conservation groups.
If we had 2 or 3 volunteers it could really round out the night. It can be short, 10 to 15 minutes! Believe me the time goes quick.
Pick anything you love and enjoy and the rest will be easy. Digital or analog; it doesn't matter. If you enjoyed doing it, we want to share in your enthusiasm.
Come on it’s Fun!!!
We will be meeting in the Marburg room of Vanderslice Hall at the KCAI campus.
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If you are unable to attend in person we will stream the meeting on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86837498434?pwd=b3RkbUdiTmZiVFBLd1R3Vjd4aE4xZz095 attendees
Past events
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