2023-08-21
I'm very sad to hear about the passing of John Warnock. John and Chuck inspired me to dedicate my life to designing tools that promote creativity and expression, at the intersection of art and engineering. And to do so with humility and care. I think about the two of them often. [image]
Bloomberg
John Warnock, who co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Charles Geschke and was the company's CEO until 2000 and CTO until retiring in 2001, died on August 19 at age 82
he was 82 Jim Harrington / Mercury News : Adobe co-founder John Warnock, a giant in the tech world, dies at 82 International Business Times : Who Was John Warnock; Co-Founder Of Ad...
2020-05-01
Figma is a classic distruptive technology. It was cheaper and less capable than Photoshop (90%+ marketshare) so it was easy to dismiss. But it was playing a new game, optimizing around new goals. Over time it became more capable, and now it's the new standard. Congrats to Dylan. https://twitter.com/...
Forbes
Design software startup Figma raises $50M Series D led by Andreessen Horowitz at a $2B valuation
Alex Konrad / Forbes :