Photoshop at 35: tell us what you love (and what you don't)

Photoshop logos for every version of the software over 35 years
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On 19 February 1990, a software program was shipped that would shape creative workflows for three and a half decades. Adobe Photoshop was born.

The program made image editing tools previously available only to large companies much more accessible, and within a couple of years 'Photoshop' was being used as a verb. It's remained the industry-standard tool for digital art and image manipulation ever since (also see our history of Photoshop). But could it be improved?

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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