Get started with Firefly Design

Last updated on Nov 10, 2026

Learn how to open Firefly Design in your browser, create a document, add shapes, text, effects, and motion, then export or share your first design.

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Firefly Design is a web-based creative workspace where you can combine vector graphics, images, text, 3D objects, and motion on a single canvas. Share your designs with collaborators or export them for digital and print use.

Log into Firefly Design, or you can also select Design   in the left panel of Adobe Firefly.

Select any of the following to get started:

  • New blank design: Start with a blank canvas, and then add artboards, shapes, motion, and effects.
  • AI Assistant: Open the canvas, and then select the AI Assistant   icon. Start with simple prompts to create and modify the design, and refine it as you chat.

You can select Explore samples to use sample designs that you can copy and customize for your creative project.

Tip

You can also ask the AI Assistant to create designs, suggest fonts, apply and refine motion, build multiple artboards, create and extract brand kits, run a brand check, get design ideas and feedback, and more.

In a blank canvas, select the artboard using the Select   tool. In the Properties  panel, select a size preset, such as Social, Print, or Screen, or enter a custom width and height.

Add your first content using the 2D or 3D shape tools. Use the Pen or Pencil tool from the toolbar to draw custom paths and shapes.

You can also import a PSD, SVG, PNG, or JPG file from your computer using the main menu .

Firefly Design canvas showing the drawing toolbar with the shape tool options highlighted.
Select a 2D shape tool from the toolbar to create shapes and other vector artwork.

Select the Text  tool, and then select the artboard to add the text object and type. You can modify the language, font, and other text properties from the Type section in the Properties panel.

Firefly Design shows selected Japanese text with language, font, and typography settings highlighted in the Properties panel.
Adjust text formatting using the typography controls in the Properties panel.

To add style to your artwork, select the artwork, then go to the Properties panel and select Add Effects   icon from the Effects section.

Firefly Design showing selected artwork with the Glass effect settings highlighted in the Properties panel.
Adjust the Effects settings in the Properties panel to customize your artwork's appearance.

To animate your artwork, select the artwork, open Motion in the Properties panel, select Add motion  icon, and then select and modify the preset.

To share your design for review with clients and collaborators, select Share   in the upper-right corner of the header bar.

To export your design, select your artwork or artboard, and then select the Export  icon from the contextual taskbar. You can then select a format such as PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, or MP4, and select Export.