Software:Adobe Spark

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Short description: Integrated suite of media creation applications by Adobe Systems
Adobe Spark
Adobe Spark icon (2020).svg
Developer(s)Adobe Systems
Initial releaseMay 19, 2016
Operating systemiOS, OS X, Windows, Android
PlatformiPad, iPhone, Web, Android
TypeDesign software
Websitespark.adobe.com

Adobe Spark is an integrated suite of media creation applications for mobile and web developed by Adobe Systems.[1] It comprises three separate design apps: Spark Page, Spark Post, and Spark Video.[2]

Description

The service is a part of [Creative Cloud], which created content are automatically saved on the cloud. The free Adobe Spark web app syncs with Spark Page, Spark Post and Spark Video iOS mobile apps, allowing users to create, edit and share their visual story from any device.[3] The three design apps allow users to create and design visual content that can be used for businesses, education, social media, etc.[4] Users may import/search pictures using any of the three applications, with only images tagged with the Creative Commons license being available with the search tool.[5]

Adobe Spark on 2019

History

Adobe released 3 mobile apps which included Voice in May 2014, Slate in April 2015, and Post in December 2015. The mobile apps were designed to be used for social media, websites, advertisements, and more. The apps were popular upon their release as Adobe Voice eventually was named Best App of the Year on the iOS App Store by Apple.[6]

While the 3 iOS apps were popular on the App Store, Adobe launched the Adobe Spark web tool in May 2016, which integrates the 3 mobile apps together for users on the web. With the made change, the three previous iPad and iPhone apps were renamed as Spark Post, Spark Page, and Spark Video.[7]

Components

Adobe Spark Page

Adobe Spark Page (formerly Project Luca)[8] is a text and photo storytelling application for the iPad and iPhone developed by Adobe Systems in April 2015. It combines word processing, desktop publishing, text editing, and photo editing which is used to produce typed or photo-edited stories.

Adobe launched the Slate app on the web in October 2015 in order for Slate projects to sync automatically between the web and iPad versions using Creative Cloud.[9] It eventually became Adobe Spark Page.[10]

Adobe Spark Post

Adobe Spark Post is a social graphics application for the iPad, iPhone, and Android device developed by Adobe Systems in December 2015. It combines text editing, desktop publishing, vector editing, and photo editing which is used to produce social media posts.[11]

Eventually in 2016, Adobe Post would become Spark Post due to the new Spark web tool. In 2018, the Spark team announced that Spark Post 2018 was now available for Android phones and tablets.[12]

Adobe Spark Video

Adobe Spark Video is a video storytelling application for the iPad and iPhone developed by Adobe Systems in May 2014.[13] It edits users' voices, adds backing music, and then automatically generates animated motion graphics synchronizing the narration and corresponding visuals.[14]

It became the company's first application to be named by Apple as an App Store Best App of the Year[6] and has been downloaded over 3.5 million times.[15] It would then be renamed to Adobe Voice.[16]

References

  1. "Adobe Spark Home Page". https://spark.adobe.com/. 
  2. "Adobe Voice – Show your story on the App Store". Apple, Inc.. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-voice-show-your-story/id852555131?mt=8. 
  3. "Adobe Releases Spark Web App and Updates Companion Mobile Apps". https://spark.adobe.com/page/9DlI9/. 
  4. "Welcome to Adobe Spark". https://spark.adobe.com/blog/2016/05/19/welcome-to-adobe-spark/. 
  5. "Adobe Spark a Guide for Schools and Educators". https://spark.adobe.com/images/Adobe%20Spark%20Edu%20Guide.pdf. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Adobe Voice – Show your story on the App Store". Apple, Inc.. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-voice-show-your-story/id852555131?mt=8. 
  7. "Adobe Spark Announcement New Design Storytelling Tool From Adobe". https://spark.adobe.com/blog/2016/05/19/welcome-to-adobe-spark/. 
  8. "Adobe Announces Project Luca". https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2014/09/the-exploration-continues.html. 
  9. "Adobe's Slate presentation app makes its way to the web". http://www.imore.com/adobes-slate-presentation-app-makes-its-way-web. 
  10. "Adobe's Slate Is A Visual Storytelling App For The iPad". https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/02/adobes-slate-is-a-visual-storytelling-app-for-the-ipad/. 
  11. "Adobe's New App, Adobe Post, Lets Anyone Create Professional Graphics". https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/17/adobes-new-app-adobe-post-lets-anyone-create-professional-graphics/. 
  12. Cattell, Aubrey. "Introducing Adobe Spark Post on Android: Download the Beta!". https://www.adobe.com/express/learn/blog/introducing-adobe-spark-post-for-android-download-the-beta. 
  13. "Adobe Voice 2.0 review: Presentation app for iPhone delivers sophisticated animated videos". http://www.macworld.com/article/3025711/iphone-ipad/adobe-voice-2-0-review-presentation-app-for-iphone-delivers-sophisticated-animated-videos.html. 
  14. "Introducing Adobe Voice App – Adobe Voice & Slate Blog". http://blogs.adobe.com/standout/2014/05/08/introducing-adobe-voice/. 
  15. "Introducing Adobe Voice for iPhone – Creative Cloud blog by Adobe". http://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/introducing-adobe-voice-for-iphone/. 
  16. "Adobe Releases Adobe Voice". http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2014/05/adobevoice.html.