Course Curriculum

Adobe Spark Masterclass For Writers, Teachers and Creatives

6sections

26lectures

3h 33mtotal

What you’ll learn

Create professional looking images for all of your social media channels using Adobe Spark Post
Create compelling web pages to tell your story using Adobe Spark Page
Create super effective animated videos (like this one) in minutes using Adobe Spark Video
Discover how to use Adobe Spark to promote your books, courses and other digital products

An Introduction to the Course

Learn to promote your work with Adobe Spark through three core tools: Spark Post for graphics, Spark Page for web storytelling, and Spark Video for animated promos.

3:52
Why Adobe Spark is a Game Changer

Discover how Adobe Spark enables graphics, web pages, and animated videos to promote your ebooks and online courses, at no cost and with quick, easy-to-use tools.

2:40
How Authors and Online Teachers Can Use Adobe Spark Post

Create stunning social graphics in seconds with Adobe Spark Post for authors and teachers. Compose quote graphics, book cover reveals, and stories to engage readers on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.

4:31
How Authors and Online Teachers Can Use Adobe Spark Page

Learn to create beautiful web stories with Adobe Spark Page, embed them on your site, and link to author interviews and book launch events as external resources.

2:02
How Authors and Online Teachers Can Use Adobe Spark Video

Create professional animated videos with Adobe Spark Video by recording voice, adding photos, text, icons, and soundtracks, then publish engaging book trailers, bite-sized lessons, and promos on YouTube and websites.

2:58

An Overview of What You Will Learn from This Course

Discover how Adobe Spark, a free tool, turns images into online promotions. Explore the three components—post, page, and video—and their seamless iPhone and iPad integration, with Android coming soon.

7:00
Some Inspiration for What You Can Achieve With Adobe Spark

Explore how Adobe Spark's inspiration gallery showcases posts, pages, and videos across categories like education, small business, and food, highlighting social media impact and storytelling.

11:26
A First Look At Adobe Spark Post

Explore Adobe Spark Post to create social media graphics by sizing for Instagram and others, adding text, branding, Creative Commons photos, themes, filters, and watermark removal via sharing.

13:03
A First Look At Adobe Spark Video

Explore Adobe Spark Video's templates, customize slides with icons, photos, text, and audio, and choose themes, layouts, and music to craft engaging stories you can share or download.

14:23
A First Look At Adobe Spark Page (Part One)

Learn how to create web stories with Adobe Spark Page, using themes and a variety of elements like images, text, links, and video.

12:34
A First Look At Adobe Spark Page (Part Two)

Create a spark page by adding videos from YouTube, Vimeo, or spark video, then build a photo grid with captions and a glide show to preview cats and dogs.

11:53

Overview of What You Will Learn in This Section

Learn to design and repurpose graphics using Adobe Spark Post, exploring web and iOS apps, using Creative Commons images, templates, and animated video for Facebook and Instagram.

1:58
Creating a Facebook Graphic in the Web Application

Create a Facebook graphic with the Adobe Spark Post web app by uploading a photo, choosing a theme, and customizing text and fonts for sharing and later Instagram repurposing.

11:29
Creating an Animated Instagram Video in the iOS App

Create animated social media graphics with the iOS Adobe Spark Post app. Apply themes, palettes, and filters, then save as a video or live photo for Facebook or Instagram.

10:15

An Overview of What You Will Learn from This Section

Learn to create promo videos for a series using the Adobe Spark video web application, and craft simple educational videos on your phone with Adobe support video apps.

2:04
Create a Video Promo With Adobe Spark Video (Part One)

Create an animated intro video for your course using adobe spark video and the 'promote an idea' template, scripting slides from problem to solution and engaging audiences with visual content.

14:05
Create a Video Promo With Adobe Spark Video (Part Two)

Create a professional promo video with Adobe Spark Video (part two) by building slides, changing music, and exporting a ready-to-share video for social media and education.

6:48
Create a Short Video Lesson on Your Phone

Create a short educational video on your phone with Adobe Spark, starting from scratch, recording audio, adding slides, a Slovak coat of arms icon, and a count-to-10 Slovak lesson.

6:48
The Video Created on the Phone

Learn to count to ten in Slovak, including the number three, through a phone-created video demonstration.

0:31

Creating a Page within the iOS app (Part One)

Create a new Adobe Spark page on iOS from scratch, add and arrange photos from an iPad album, customize the header with text, and preview and publish.

11:23
Creating a Page within the iOS app (Part Two)

Create a polished Spark page on iOS by adding photos, titles, light shows, and a video, embed YouTube or Adobe Spark video, preview, share privately, and complete on desktop.

10:22
Perfecting the Page within the Web Application

Polish a wedding page in the Adobe Spark web app by refining headers, captions, and media. Link to the wedding day page, preview, and share updates with family.

12:13
How to Embed a Page within Your Website

Learn to embed a promotional Adobe Spark page into your website using embed code or an iframe. Configure dimensions and scrolling to showcase the recipe class enrollment call to action.

5:42
Course Wrap-up

Thank you for completing the class. Complete the class project by outlining how you will use Adobe Spark, and post it to the Cuban I.S.

1:15

BONUS LECTURE: How To Source Fonts For Your Books

Learn how to source fonts for books, covers, and on-demand products from top platforms, compare licenses and prices, and choose fonts with clear commercial rights for web, print, and merch.

20:46
BONUS LECTURE: An Introduction to Print On Demand for Writers and Creatives

Explore Merch by Amazon and the print on demand model for writers and creatives, detailing setup steps, royalties, and the reduced upfront costs and risks.

10:32