99U is Adobe’s career resource and annual conference, helping creatives of all stripes supercharge their work and make their ideas happen.
Our digital publication features the stories behind the careers of leading creatives, plus guides and tips on everything from navigating entrepreneurship to achieving work-life balance.
The annual Adobe 99U Conference in New York City brings our resources to life, with actionable talks, hands-on workshops, and access to creative studios and cultural spaces.
Our Team
Will Allen, VP Community Products, Adobe
Andrea Rosen, Head of 99U
Mark Brooks, Creative Director, 99U
Chrysanthe Tenentes, Editor & Head of Content, 99U
Eunsan Huh, Social Media Strategist, 99U & Behance
The hunt and capture of inspiration requires patience, craftiness, and sometimes brute force. We asked three creatives about the traps to set for when inspiration comes your way and how to hold on for dear life once you've got it.
“We can choose not to participate in the consumption and production of [certain] brands and their products. I still believe that the choice of not participating is a kind of activism.”
As more design firms partner with startups and accept equity in exchange for their skills, it’s time for a closer look at the pitfalls and the payoffs of that arrangement.
Creatives, including Lisa Congdon, Debbie Millman, Tina Roth Eisenberg, and Ken Done, share what they wish they had known during different decades of their careers.
So often we charge ahead in our careers with a single-minded focus on our pursuits. In this new series, we slow down and ask designers to reflect on their relationship to the craft. Here the Design Matters host explores what it means to her in a visual essay.
German font god Erik Spiekermann doesn't plan to retire anytime soon. In fact, the 70-year-old doesn't plan on retiring at all. Consider the following the rules according to Spiekermann, a primer on design, entrepreneurship, business, culture, and aging gracefully, as told through his stories.
