Adobe is going all-out for the 20th anniversary, taking to Twitter and Facebook and holding parties around the globe.
It's a Photoshop Party
Today in the United States, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (see, you know your software is an all-out institution when you have your own association) will be hosting a big party for more than 1,000 attendees at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater in San Francisco. Senior Adobe executives and Photoshop evangelists will all be there. You can watch the livestream of the event at http://www.photoshopuser.com/photoshop20th at 7:30 p.m. PST tonight.
Japan, Southeast Asia and Europe are also getting into the party spirit. Adobe Germany is going to do a 20-hour online marathon, with local experts showing off their favorite tips and tricks. France and India will also be celebrating, with contests to showcase the talents of Photoshop users.
Maybe the coolest event is Adobe TV's special anniversary broadcast, which will air tomorrow at http://tv.adobe.com/go/photoshop-20th-anniversary. The original Photoshop team will reunite for the first time in 18 years to discuss their early work. They'll also be demonstrating Photoshop 1.0 on a rebuilt Macintosh computer. Retro computing -- I love it!
Social Media and Photoshop
The Photoshop Facebook Page has more than 400,000 fans, and Adobe has added some cool downloads to the "Celebrate" tab that will give users a way to customize their Twitter or other social network Avatars, plus a look back at the Photoshop application icon over the years.
On Twitter, Adobe is using a #PS20 hashtag to tweet about the anniversary.
A Look Back
Check out this preview of the Photoshop TV program that will air tomorrow night.