Whether you’re focusing on improving productivity, growing in your career, mastering work-life balance, or the big one — adding AI to your workflow — the start of a new year is an ideal time to start. Unlike all the typical resolutions — go to the gym every day, only eat salads, or something equally unrealistic to start cold turkey — these work resolutions make good sense. And with Adobe Express, you’ve got all the tools and support you need to jumpstart these changes and make them stick.
Here are five resolutions that give major “new year, new workflow” vibes to turn into daily habits. Go ahead and take all the credit.
Resolution #1: Work smarter, not harder
Consistency is king, and the easiest way to do the same thing the same way, over and over again is to be organized. And knowing about useful tools helps. If you’re in marketing or branding, for example, you’ll want to organize logos, colors, and fonts into a brand kit to ensure consistency so that every piece of content aligns with your brand identity.
Time is precious, which is at the core of the “work smarter, not harder” ethos. So, when you find ways to streamline your efforts, the time you save is invaluable. Repurposing your content from blogs to social media to newsletters and more is easy with a feature like resize tools. In just a few clicks, you can adapt content for various platforms like Instagram, LinkedIn, as well as email newsletters. Finally, video editing tools and animated text help you to create dynamic and engaging content that look studio quality.
Creativity is limitless, so it’s natural that we aspire to be more creative. But that doesn’t mean you have to do it alone. Creativity can and should be a team sport, and that’s where templates come in. Templates help you enhance written content with eye-catching visuals. Remix them for social posts, blog graphics, invitations, infographics, and more. The better the content, the more people will notice it, and the more you’ll be inspired to create.
Resolution #3: Invest in better work-life balance
Achieving work-life balance is what we all strive for. And it makes sense, because the more balanced our lives are, the better we can perform — personally and professionally. This involves seeking tools that help you save time and energy, so you’re not drained at the end of the day. That’s where Quick Actions comes in. You can remove backgrounds, resize images, convert files, and more, right from the homepage. This will speed up repetitive tasks so you can focus on the fun stuff.
Resolution #4: Be a great team player
We all know it’s better to work with a team. With Adobe Express, you can share your work and collaborate in real time. From social posts to presentations, it’s easy to invite collaborators and share projects and templates for easy co-creation and feedback.
Resolution #5: Add AI to my workflow
If we had a nickel for every time someone’s said “AI” this year, well, you can imagine. So, of course, AI should be on everyone’s resolution list. It’s not about using AI with reckless abandon but rather finding opportunities in our workflow to use AI to enhance our creativity, whether it’s by taking mundane tasks off our to-do list, or help with ideation, production, and more. It’s about using it right. Learn a new tool or integrate the all-new AI Assistant (beta) into your workflow.
