Our Research Reports

This research focuses on the enterprise creative workflow, and analyzes how the use of Adobe Express can improve productivity, efficiency and collaboration. It also looks in detail at the benefits of using Adobe Express alongside Creative Cloud apps can speed up the work of creative professionals.

This report analyzes generative AI functionality introduced by Adobe in 2023. Generative AI can be accessed either via the dedicated website Adobe Firefly, or through newly introduced features in Creative Cloud apps such as Photoshop and Illustrator. The report also provides real-world productivity benchmarks that meausre the productivity impact of using generative AI features, such as Generative Fill and Generative Expand in Photoshop, compared to using traditional retouching methods to achieve comparable results.

This report examines the creative possibilities and productivity gains associated with using virtual photography, and more specifically the Adobe Substance 3D suite of applications.

This report presents the results of an in-depth workflow productivity study of the Speech to Text feature set introduced with Premiere Pro 15.4 that automates the process of captions creation in Premiere Pro.

These reports presents key benchmark data from a comprehensive benchmarks project comparing performance of seven key Creative Cloud apps (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Premiere Pro, Lightroom and Lightroom Classic) running on a M1 MacBook Pro, as compared to a similarly configured, otherwise identical Intel machine.

In-depth productivity and workflow efficiency analysis and benchmarks of the "Share for Review' feature of Adobe InDesign, introduced in 2020.

Research report analysing differences between Adobe Fonts and other font licensing models in terms of productivity, licensing and return on investment.

In-depth technology analysis of named user licensing introduced by Autodesk in 2020.

This report presents workflow productivity benchmarks of Cloud Documents compared to with working with Cloud Documents, covering applications such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe XD.

In-depth productivity research, focussing on the impact of Creative Cloud Libraries on creative workflows, with a particular focus on productivity gains in teamwork situations.

Data and analysis from a qualitative research study covering the United States, UK and Germany.

In-depth technology analysis, productivity benchmarks and ROI projections of Adobe Document Cloud and Adobe Creative Cloud for the enterprise.

Detailed productivity and efficiency analysis of key Creative Cloud apps.

Productivity studies analyzing the impact of Creative Cloud Services such as CC Libraries, Typekit or Adobe Stock on design and production efficiency.

User Experience Benchmarks were conceived by Pfeiffer Consulting in order to establish reliable methods to quantify seemingly intangible user experience factors, such as user interface friction and user experience friction. The reports include a conceptual framework report, as well as several reports where these methodologies are applied to mobile devices or on-line services such as app stores.

User Interface Friction is a concept introduced by Pfeiffer Consulting in 2005, in order to quantify user experience aspects of computer operating systems. The concept has been widely adopted as an aspect that strongly influences how users experience an operating system or software application.

Initially conceived for an early version of Adobe InDesign, Creative Potential Research consists in exploring not only features of a software application, but also the potential that lies in combining creative possibilities, from simple examples to complete projects. Combined with precise productivity measurements, Creative Potential Research makes it possible to see how quickly an experienced user can get to very sophisticated results through the combination of individual features.

This report is an oddity: published in 2007, long before subscription services for music had become a force in the market, it is still downloaded hundreds of times every month. Looking at it again over ten years later, the analysis of the differences between physical and digital music media remains relevant today