I dislike Adobe as much as the next person, but I think there isn't a person on earth that wouldn't take this deal. If I had a product like Figma, I'd sell it in a microsecond for what Adobe offered.
> Like many of you, I grew up using Adobe software and it was a critical part of my personal creative journey. It is an incredible opportunity and honor to help Adobe build the next generation of creative tools. Especially in a time when AI-generated models make us question the role of human creativity, this opportunity is also a huge responsibility.
Is AI generated design really much of a thing?
That’s a very strange little comment about AI models tacked on the end. I suppose stable diffusion has been very visible lately, but for a heavily manicured corporate blog, it’s an odd touch.
I guess this means a big boost for Penpot? It might not have a full feature overlap, but I can imagine it beeing more than good enough for teams collaborating on mockups and web related graphics. Plus it is open source and can be self-hosted, so it can't really be bought up and "taken hostage" like Figma has been.
So, what's our alternatives? As others, I'm both pessimistic about the future and increasingly anti-Adobe (last thing I liked from them was non-subscription Framemaker and maybe PS 5.5).
Affinity has a suite that is pretty nice (not affiliated with them, just like the tools and didn’t want to pay a subscription for my rather occassional use).
Before criticizing Dylan, step in his shoes. These are $20 billion we are talking about. With his creativity, he might very well revolutionise a similar or another industry.
Let's be optimistic here. There are alternatives (Penpot) for the rest.
I don't really get why a company wants to be acquired if they're already best in their class and therefore will be raking in money for the foreseeable future. Don't they get a big payout either way?
[+] [-] dang|3 years ago|reply
I assume bloomberg.com will update that article now that the news is confirmed.
[+] [-] blub|3 years ago|reply
Well deserved lesson for those that decided to support a cloud product instead of an offline tool.
[+] [-] vouaobrasil|3 years ago|reply
[+] [-] wokwokwok|3 years ago|reply
Is AI generated design really much of a thing?
That’s a very strange little comment about AI models tacked on the end. I suppose stable diffusion has been very visible lately, but for a heavily manicured corporate blog, it’s an odd touch.
[+] [-] saos|3 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] mhd|3 years ago|reply
Penpot? https://penpot.app/
[+] [-] docdeek|3 years ago|reply
[+] [-] imron|3 years ago|reply
What an 'incredible journey' for Figma.
[+] [-] kensai|3 years ago|reply
Let's be optimistic here. There are alternatives (Penpot) for the rest.
[+] [-] ajkjk|3 years ago|reply
[+] [-] moreira|3 years ago|reply
They now have cachet/reputation, and deeper pockets, and can easily start up and get funding for anything they might want to do.
Just making a slow, healthy profit with a company might not be enough for them.
[+] [-] lienhoangduy|3 years ago|reply
[+] [-] robbie-c|3 years ago|reply