Introducing The Creative Park at Adobe MAX 2023

Get the first look at Adobe MAX’s newly re-imagined 2023 Community Pavilion—now renamed the Creative Park. This year, you'll explore the four quadrants called Neighborhoods, each associated with a creative discipline: video, photography, graphic design, and 3D. The Adobe Experience will be featured in the center of the Creative Park and will serve as the hub for Adobe product demos and as the connecting point for each Neighborhood.

At the center of each Neighborhood are gathering places, identifiable by brightly colored environments: Video is purple, Photography is blue, Graphic Design is orange, and 3D is green.

Designed to immerse attendees in each Neighborhood discipline, these spaces meet, explore, chill, and build connections.

Central Gathering Place Features:

• Colorful, bright and immersive environments with unique seating areas
• Adobe MAX Marketplace sponsored by WIX:
  • The Marketplace is now spread throughout the floor and available all three days.
  • Some vendors will be present the entirety of the show and others will switch out daily.
• CSR element (Yes, puppies will be back!)
• Spotlight on Purpose-driven Creators

At the heart of the Creative Park, you’ll find the exciting addition of Adobe Theaters and the beloved MAX Store. These theaters are carefully curated with ample opportunities for attendees to participate in engaging discussions with presenters and connect with fellow event goers.

You’ll want to explore:

• Creative Park Ring Lab sponsored by HP
  • Join us for 20-min Tips & Tricks: Bite-sized labs designed to fine tune your workflows with the latest features of some of your favorite Creative Cloud apps.
  • Extended hands-on lab sessions into the Creative Park
  • Time slots are available to be scheduled and reserved for product sessions

• Speakers Theater
  • Join your favorite MAX speakers for 20-minute to discuss an array of topics from their favorite creative tools and workflows to interesting career insights.
  • This is an opportunity to get to know our MAX speakers and network with other like-minded creatives!
  • It’s like a mini–TED Talk

• Creative Conversations Theater
  • Drop by to listen to creative changemakers and sponsors share how they get and stay inspired, and what the future of creativity looks like for them.
  • There’s never a shortage of cool creatives whose stories need to be told – so we’ve added another opportunity to hear from them all!

• MAX Store
  • Stop by the store to browse our all-new collection of gear and bring home a piece of Adobe MAX to celebrate creativity all year long. This year's collection features a collaboration with Cactus Store, a plant-owned human-operated studio based in Los Angeles. The MAX Store opens Tuesday, Oct 10 at 11am and closes Thursday, Oct 12 at 3:30pm.

Check out the scheduler here.

Be sure not to miss out on:

• Sponsor activations
• Live t-shirt printing
• Social Media Headshots sponsored by Nikon: Is your headshot barely recognizable? Let our professional photographers capture a flattering, updated photo of the real you.
• The Russell Brown Student Gallery: During Adobe Principal Designer Russell Brown's hands-on course, students worked with some of the best digital wranglers in the industry to learn advanced Photoshop and Lightroom techniques within a real-world, Wild West themed packaging project. Come and take a look at laser-engraved glass bottles, engraved wooden packaging, and western tintype portraits, all created by participants.
• *NEW* Digital Portraits: Come and sit for a personalized live digital portrait created in Adobe Fresco by Etta Shon Arts.
• Adobe Community: Join the action in person – Meet the Adobe evangelists and connect with the Community team. Snag a souvenir pin that celebrates the number of years you’ve been using Adobe products. Plus, watch the North American Adobe Live sessions broadcast from the booth. Over 20 top creatives will be sharing their process as they work in Creative Cloud apps and go in-depth on the new features.
• *NEW* Adobe Learn: Complete mini challenges in Photoshop, Illustrator, Firefly, and Express to unlock new skills and collect exclusive buttons to show off your achievements. Share your best tips and tricks in our recording studio van, discover endless paths for growth on learn.adobe.com, and contribute feedback to shape the future of learning at Adobe.
• *NEW* Magicbox: Transport yourself into a jungle scene via Magicbox. Using LED screens and images created using Adobe tools, including Firefly and Substance, Magicbox has created an all-new world. Play a game by exploring this space to discover different items in a jungle scene created through Firefly and Substance. Your experience will be filmed and you’ll receive a video of your time in Magicbox through Frame.io. Please note: This activation does take place in a dark space.
• *NEW* Ear Candy brought to you by Adobe Podcast: The art of ear piercing at MAX. Create your unique style with ear stacking by receiving one complimentary piercing with stud. Browse the shop for the latest ear-piercing trends. Jewelry brought to you by Kismet and piercing by celebrity piercer @mrprickrichink and his team.

There’s much more to discover in the Creative Park and we can’t wait to see you there in Los Angeles on October 10-12.