Adobe Photoshop Quiz

[Suk Harian]

HiI have found a list of Adobe exams for designers.

Is there a exam quiz anywhere to prepare for the exam? (I have more than 2 years experience but would like to do a pre test).

Thanks

J

Note that the CC exams are still on CC 2015. Updated exams have been expected for some time. You can also search for "adobe photoshop cc certification practice test" on google, but most of those resources are even older.

Thanks very much for the responses everyone - appreciate it!

What are your thoughts on ACE vs ACA? I am an experienced Designer/Photographer but would like to stand out in my country, for those making up their minds to use my services without a referral. Which Adobe credential looks best on an online Bio/web page? & for applying for part time employment or freelance work - alongside my company/design work.

Regards

J

I am going to be blunt here: the ACE certification is a cash cow, and means little or nothing to a designer. It only means that you know your way around an Adobe application such as Photoshop, but even someone with the design and artistic sense of a slug is able to pass an ACE exam.

I know first-hand that being an ACE really means absolutely nothing in the real world. I used to be an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, and Acrobat, because I was forced to by the training institute I worked for at the time. And it makes somewhat sense for such a place and its instructors to be ACE certified, since it sort-of indicates that the instructors at least know their way around the applications.

But otherwise, no - just a money grab. As a designer and photographer only the quality of your portfolio counts. The work that you've done. A silly little ACE logo on your website might impress some naive smaller clients, but larger clients and those who've been around know how little it's worth.

Now, if you'd be adding instruction to your repertoire, it can't hurt to carry that logo. As a designer/photographer looking for work, I couldn't care less about that ACE logo, and as a client I'd only be interested in the quality of your portfolio.

Thanks for your reply - interesting to have your thoughts, I have a strong Portfolio & heaps of experience which people are interested in, there are a lot of design agencies popping up & people trying to grab work, & getting it even the ones that are not very good...or experienced in business. (I don't mean that to sound rude - but we all like to see things well done/appropriately done for the project at hand). I tend to keep clients for a long time - usually until they retire - or sell - but it doesn't stop competitors/sharks approaching my clients - trying to sell them things they don't need.

It seems a lot of smaller & even medium businesses, can't always tell quality - or understand what to not change & what to change, they look at things logically rather than trying to grasp all the details of the big picture - probably because they are so busy or - if they are inexperienced in marketing. Hoping that an Adobe logo will add to a good portfolio for a first impression, I don't mind smaller businesses.

You would know what to look for in a Portfolio - a lot of clients don't - & don't have a clue about design, so they go where they are referred. Or try & make a decision based on logical & emotional rather than visual things, in my experience anyway. Some don't do this of course - & go based on a Portfolio but I find it is a mixed bag...& I like working with people that let me do what I want to create for them...I would like to get more work from people that are not referred & find me online, so hoping that an Adobe cert will help.

I'm a 20-year Adobe Certified Instructor, and I couldn't agree more. It looks great on my resume but seriously, all my clients just want me to make them money. I've never run into one single client who cared, or required this of me as a condition of employment.

I agree. The ACA & ACE is not a strong indicator of your talents. It is an indicator of your knowledge. As I beginner, I think that having the assessment skills is a cash cow. With two equal young talents, I will choose the one with the proven knowledge. I am part of a board at a local technical high school and as part of the curriculum, they are all tested as full ACEs on the main Adobe imaging software. An Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) is the basic information and the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) is all information on the product. An ACE carries more weight than an ACA but having any proven knowledge skills is critical. As an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI), we do need to be ACEs. Again this is just proof of knowledge.

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