Adobe Photoshop is probably the most well-known photo editing software. Since its beginning in 1988, Photoshop has made leaps and bounds in terms of quality and features. Photoshop 3.0, in 1994, added layers. This revolutionized photo editing and is perhaps the most useful tool in the program. The fifth edition added things like the lasso tool, editable text, and made more advanced creations possible. Photoshop 7.0 brought in vector text, the healing brush, and custom brushes. Under the Creative Suite editions, canvas size increased, automatic alignment, a new UI, and dozens of other features. However, the biggest changes in the past 5 years under Creative Cloud have been a collection of stock images and the pen tool being imported from Illustrator. Photoshop 2020, though, is not part of this series and this decade could be a big one for photo editors.
So, what will happen in the near future regarding Photoshop? Well, some things have already begun. In October, Photoshop 2021 rolled out. Turning photos into GIFs, adding new image filters, automatic colorization of black and white pictures, changing facial features, and combining photos are some of this year's features. These are great, but do they really make up for the past few years? Some useful features that could be added I'd like to see are lower costs, better tutorials for new users, and improvements to existing tools. New tools would be nice to see, but I don't expect any massive features will be added to Photoshop early this decade. In my dream world, we will receive a new UI, more customization, and cool new tools such as one that can blend brush strokes into surrounding pixels to match the color better. We can only hope that this decade is better than the last when it comes to Photoshop features, but at least the program still works. I will keep designing and hoping. Summary
Bibliography Rimmer, Kelsie. “Adobe Photoshop New Features 2021.” Envato, Envato, 20 Nov. 2020, envato.com/blog/adobe-photoshop-new-features/. Team, Editorial, and All Posts Written by Editorial Team. “The Interesting History of Adobe Photoshop.” 1stWebDesigner, 22 May 2018, 1stwebdesigner.com/history-of-adobe-photoshop/.
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2020 has been an interesting year for everyone, even gamers. There have been lots of big video games this year, including The Last of Us 2, Among Us, and Valorant. But there have been some games that haven't done well.
First, let's discuss Fortnite. Yes, it came out in 2017 and peaked in 2018, but the bane of sanity still exists. Why has it declined? As the older readers of my blog know, I used to love Fortnite. I quit because it was impossible to win without investing insane amounts of time into it. Yes, that can help people become addicted, but a casual player like me was turned off by the uneven skill in the player base. Additionally, the player base became very young and annoying. Fortnite's social aspect was terrible. I grew tired of hearing young children curse at me. One last bad thing about Fortnite: listening to the loudest players too much. Implementing bad ideas and bringing back old locations on the map that most players didn't want. Why bring back old things when you could make something new and better? The other game I'm going to look into is Fall Guys. Fall Guys, a cartoony party game, blew up late this summer and looked like it was ready to take over the gaming world. However, it suddenly died. Fall Guys was not a game with great replay value. By beating some of the other players in one parkour-style minigame, a player moves into another level. The cycle repeats until there is one player left, who wins. However, players played the same minigames over and over again, and the developers failed to update the game enough to keep it interesting. Along with the skill differences found in Fortnite, there are lots of clips of streamers raging after dying in both games. One huge difference is that Fall Guys cost enough money to discourage people. Summary
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