Adobe Corporation has started accepting registrations on its official website for the creation festival “Adobe MAX Japan 2025” to be held at the Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Building on February 13, 2025 (Thursday).
Adobe MAX Japan will include keynotes, breakout sessions, sneakers, etc. under the three event themes of “Inspire,” “Learn,” and “Connect,” as well as various creative experiences and sponsor booths Fun presentations also held at the same time.
At the keynote, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayan takes the stage for the first time, as well as CSO Scott Belsky and a speaker from Adobe Japan Introducing new features, innovations, etc.
This year, the number of breakout sessions has increased and is larger than usual, with more than 70 active creators at the forefront of various fields, including book designer and art director Shin Sobue and animation artist Tsuneo Goda We will continue to provide practical sessions and a wide range of content, including an introduction to how to use master creators and how to approach creative workflows based on case studies.
In addition, a community booth will be set up as a place for creators working in Japan to discuss their concerns and interact with other creators. being developed by Adobe. There will also be many creative projects and community events for visitors to take part in.
Just like last year, the annual design competition “MAX Challenge” will be held in three categories: Graphics, Motion, and Adobe Express. The application period for each category is between November 19, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 13, 2025 (Monday) at 23:59. Some of the works will be presented at the Adobe MAX Japan center on Thursday, February 13.
Adobe MAX Japan 2025 event information
“MAX Challenge” categories and prizes.
The MAX Challenge, a creative competition using the Adobe MAX brand that receives many entries each year, will be held again this year in three categories: Graphics, Motion, and Adobe Express. With the theme “Create Magic,” we will welcome famous creators as judges, and we look forward to seeing works full of free thinking and creativity.
Also this year, we have established a “First Participation Award” to recognize creators who are taking on the MAX Challenge for the first time, as well as a “Special AI Generation Challenge Award” to identify jobs that use generative AI, that is new being used in creative fields. Adobe says it will support all people who love creativity based on the philosophy “Creativity for All: Empowering everyone to create.”
Application information and awards for each category
Graphics section
We are looking for graphic design jobs using the Adobe MAX logo template file.
- 1 grand prize winner:iPad Pro (7th generation) 13 inch / 256GB / Wi-Fi / Apple Pencil Pro
- 1 semi-prize winner:AirPods Max
- 1st time winner:AirPods Max
movement division
We are looking for GIF animation jobs up to 5 seconds using the Adobe MAX logo template file.
- 1 grand prize winner:iPad Pro (7th generation) 13 inch / 256GB / Wi-Fi / Apple Pencil Pro
- 1 semi-prize winner:AirPods Max
- 1st time winner:AirPods Max
Share Adobe Express
We are looking for images to promote Adobe MAX Japan 2025 using Adobe Express.
- 1 grand prize winner:iPad Air (M2) 13 inch / 256GB / Wi-Fi / Apple Pencil Pro
- 1 semi-prize winner:AirPods Max
- 1st time winner:AirPods Max
Choose from all categories
- Generation AI Challenge Special Prize: 3 winners:Apple Watch Series 10
Application period and method of application
The application period for each category is between November 19, 2024 (Tuesday) to January 13, 2025 (Monday) 23:59
Award-winning works will be announced on the Adobe blog and within Adobe MAX Japan. There is no limit to the number of times you can submit an application.
