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Stephanie Tsang

Stephanie Tsang

SEEING AND CREATING THROUGH THE ADOBE FILTER

Can you recall a day in which you did not download/view/produce an Adobe file? From the visual landscape of cities to printed material to the screen, Adobe, Inc. has embedded itself within visual life. Seeing has become an act filtered through Adobe and the capability of its programs. Since 1982, Adobe Systems has been perfecting its programs and acquiring new ones, eliminating competitors. My project seeks to better understand how the presence of Adobe Systems has altered or compounded the process of seeing and creating through two programs, Acrobat and Photoshop, which represent different approaches of Adobe softwareCan you recall a day in which you did not download/view/produce an Adobe file? From the visual landscape of cities to printed material to the screen, Adobe, Inc. has embedded itself within visual life. Seeing has become an act filtered through Adobe and the capability of its programs. Since 1982, Adobe Systems has been perfecting its programs and acquiring new ones, eliminating competitors. My project seeks to better understand how the presence of Adobe Systems has altered or compounded the process of seeing and creating through two programs, Acrobat and Photoshop, which represent different approaches of Adobe software.

SECTOR C: Art Practive & Technology

ADVISERS: David Comberg | Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw