This spring a few people were surprised to find the titles menu was removed from Premiere Pro CC and replaced with the essential graphics panel. This was changed with Premiere Pro CC 2017 11.1 If you have received the update and a struggling a bit with the change here is a walk through of some of the new functionality.

If you would like to skip ahead to specific sections you can find them here.

Accessing the window around 0.30
Using the default graphics around 1.30
Editing default text around 2.00
Changing fonts, drop shadow, etc. around 2.35
Typing new text around 4.00
Adding graphic or shapes around 6.15
Saving a new essential graphic around 7