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Adobe Express

Adobe Express is an AI-powered design platform that enables users to create and customize visuals and marketing content efficiently.

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Primary category

Creative & Generative Design

Cost

None

Overview

Adobe Express is Adobe's easy, browser-based design tool for making graphics, flyers, social posts, short videos, and PDFs without any design training. Think of it as a simpler, template-driven alternative to Photoshop or InDesign. It includes Adobe Firefly, Adobe's built-in AI that can generate images from a text description, and Firefly is trained on licensed content so its output is considered commercially safe. ASU provides Adobe Express and Firefly free to all faculty and staff, so any EdPlus team member can produce polished, on-brand visuals in minutes.

Teaching uses

Featured ways to use this tool

Create quick promo graphics from templates

Start from a template to make flyers, slides, and social graphics for events or program launches — for example, an announcement graphic for an EdPlus town hall or a webinar promo sized correctly for LinkedIn and Instagram in one pass.

Generate images with Firefly instead of stock hunting

Type a description (“students collaborating around a laptop, warm tones”) and Firefly generates usable images. Because Firefly is trained on licensed Adobe Stock and public-domain content, ASU notes its output is commercially safe — handy for newsletter headers and deck visuals.

Trim and caption video clips for sharing

Cut a highlight from a recorded webinar or team update, add captions and a title card, and export a short clip for Slack or social — no Premiere Pro skills required.

Use quick actions for everyday file chores

One-click tools remove image backgrounds, resize artwork for different channels, convert files to PDF, and edit or merge PDFs — useful for turning a one-pager into a clean handout for stakeholders.

Getting started

How to get started

Submit the ASU faculty and staff request form

Go to https://links.asu.edu/adobefacultyreq, select “Adobe Express” as the license type, confirm your pre-filled information, and click Order Now.

Wait up to 24 hours

Provisioning is automated. Adobe Express is free for ASU staff and needs no supervisor approval.

Go to https://express.adobe.com and choose the Enterprise ID option when prompted.

New to Adobe Express?

Get set up step by step.

Follow the getting-started steps and grab the right prompts and skills for your work.

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