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About Adobe

Adobe is an American multinational computer software company established in 1982 with headquarters in San Jose, United States. Within the technology & software landscape, its core activities span software industry, software development and information technology. The organization was founded by John Warnock and Charles Geschke. Notable brands and divisions connected to Adobe include Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Premiere. Official brand communications and services are published at adobe.com.

The Adobe Logo: Design and Meaning

The primary Adobe visual identity is built around a wide horizontal wordmark layout (1024×257 pixels, 3.98:1 aspect ratio). The mark uses a focused monochrome palette centered on red (#EB1000, RGB 235, 16, 0, CMYK 0, 93, 100, 8), giving the emblem crisp legibility across both digital interfaces and single-ink print runs.

The visual history of Adobe spans 3 documented design eras beginning in 2017, including earlier emblems from 2017–2020 and 2020. The current iteration has represented the brand since 2023. For design, editorial and production workflows, this page provides 4 verified asset variants (transparent, on white background, black and white). The master raster file is a 1024×257 px transparent PNG (21 KB) with an isolated alpha channel, accompanied by a lightweight 3 KB scalable SVG vector for infinite-resolution print, signage and UI scaling, plus dedicated black and white one-color versions for dark backgrounds, embossing and screen printing.