Adobe was founded in December 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, two computer scientists who previously worked at Xerox PARC. Their inspiration came from a desire to revolutionize the way documents were created, shared, and printed. Specifically, they developed PostScript, a page description language that enabled text and graphics to be rendered consistently across different printers and devices—a groundbreaking innovation at the time. Warnock and Geschke recognized the growing need for precise digital publishing tools and sought to empower designers, publishers, and businesses with more creative control over content production. Their vision of combining technology with creativity laid the foundation for Adobe’s extensive suite of software products, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat, which have since transformed the fields of graphic design, digital publishing, and multimedia creation worldwide.