Stuart Semple Sets Sights On Adobe’s Subscription Model With ‘Abode’

Software firm Adobe’s suite of creative tools has been the de facto industry standard. Since the advent of Creative Cloud, having access to the latest software versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and more, has also required a monthly subscription.

Artist Stuart Semple has no love for Adobe’s dominance and subscription-based business model. That’s why Semple has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create an alternative to Adobe’s software cleverly called “Abode.”

At first glance, Abode looks like a parody of Adobe, with similar-looking logos. Still, Semple promises it’s more than a critique of the software giant, with the functionality of popular Adobe applications like InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Express. In Abode’s case, these apps are called “ONdesign,” “illustrateIT,” “photoPOP,” and “Impress.”