Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2010 14:41 Written by Carlsson Chee Sunday, 28 February 2010 14:30

Photoshop is one of the most important tools today in the design industry. In the late 1980s, Thomas Knoll and John Knoll developed a pixel-imaging program — first called Display, then Image Pro, and finally Photoshop. They made a well-received presentation to Russell Brown at Adobe and then licensed Photoshop to Adobe in 1988. From then onwards, Photoshop started changing the way we view the world.

For 20 years, the world has used Adobe Photoshop software to transform creative inspiration into nearly everything we see in print, online, and across media. Photoshop today has major uses including editing photos to send to that hot guy or girl you just met online. The image-editing software, embraced by amateur and professional photographers alike, is used to make family photo albums, labels for beverage bottles, magazine fashion spreads and scene designs for Hollywood movies, such as the blockbuster "Avatar." Comedians from Jon Stewart to Conan O'Brien have used it in punch lines. It even has entered the popular vernacular, as in, "It's Photoshopped" when something appears too good to be true.

I hope you have enjoyed the presentation made by Linus, as well as Stefano, who has 11 years of experience (I only have 5 years of experience. LOL!).

The video, shot in January 2010 is a great interview with the creator of Photoshop, John Knoll about its early days.

http://www.youtube.com/v/iItTsYmy8lQ

Enjoy!