Happy Birthday, Adobe Illustrator! That’s right: In March of 1987, Adobe welcomed its flagship design software. Graphic design was forever changed, from rapidograph pens to the first-ever vector graphics software, and today over 180 million graphics are created using this handy design tool. To celebrate, take a walk down memory lane of Illustrator’s history and look ahead with their predictions of the future of design.
“1987 ushered in a new era of digital publishing and design. A then little-known design tool called Adobe Illustrator transformed graphic design by letting creatives create and publish vector artwork. Today, more than 180 million graphics are created with Illustrator CC on a monthly basis. Its output is everywhere, from the billboards you pass on the highway to the packages you see at the grocery. But Illustrator CC wouldn’t be here today, celebrating its 30th birthday, if it weren’t for our users.”
“Everybody said, ‘You’re going to ruin good design because now anybody can do it.’ But with Illustrator, the cream rises to the top,” says John Warnock, Adobe co-founder. “The creativity is in the design. The creativity is the person who uses the tools.”
