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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Join us for a special Adobe Create Now event!
The Oliver Building, 1321 W 13th St,, Kansas City, MO, USHey DesignCore-ers!
We're taking a step back from our intended "field trip" meeting for April, because ... another one has conveniently fallen into our laps!
Adobe is once again teaming up with KC Design Week with a CreateNow event on April 23rd.
There will be complimentary bites & drinks, presentations from Adobe evangelist Wes McDermott & local KC creatives, and a chance to win a Creative Cloud membership!Just to be clear, make sure you sign up on the CreateNow event page - we're just using Meetup to help with visibility, and your RSVP here will *not* get you in the door!
⭐⭐⭐ RSVP here! ⭐⭐⭐They're also looking for a few more volunteers, if any of you are game. You can sign up here.
See you there!
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Let's Make Greeting Cards!
Marburg Room in Vanderslice Hall, Kansas City Art Institute, 4415 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO, USJoin us for an evening of IDEAS for making Greeting Cards.
As artists, you might be surprised to realize that you already have art that can easily be turned into a greeting card! It might have started off as doodles, paintings or photographs in your collection of personal work - but it’s prime content for making cards, so let’s find a new life for it!
Sean McMenemy, a local maker of stuff, uses Adobe Fresco, Illustrator, Photoshop, and sometimes a camera to create his art. He will share tips for transforming your own art into greeting cards, show how he uses these tools for creating and formatting art for cards, and talk about utilizing other creative tools you already use, like printers, paper cutters and other physical supplies.
Sean will also be sharing his recommendations and links for equipment and supplies, along with a few of his own templates. Don't miss it!
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
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