In the era_when the ruler, triangle, and T-square reigned supreme — when the concept of desktop publishing was radical — a young_company called Adobe launched its first program, Illustrator, a tool for graphic designers. While pixel-based photo and video apps, like Adobe’s own Photoshop and many others,_stand_front and center in the consumer consciousness, designers continue to rely on vector graphics apps. Russell Brown, senior creative director, Adobe With that in mind, Adobe today honors its debut_product — launched in 1987 — with a three-part documentary video series chronicling the birth of Illustrator, which, not coincidentally, intersects with the rise of...

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