hating adobe but still using it | ep.10

[@welliot]

kelliot meetup at adobe creek

[@KelLauren]

i’ll bring warm beer

[@laurenmitchell3389]

Thank u for confirming that having clients/coworkers/ADs who are incompetent and then expect you to happily pick up the slack really is a global experience

[@KelLauren]

do 🫵 YOU 🫵 have a font of the week?? perhaps??? you could share below?????? 🤨🤨

[@meztli3014]

I love Nostalgia Colective

[@ethanwilmen490]

Got to be Acid Grotesk by Folch Studio 🥵

[@qdotcom4334]

Neue Machina from Pangram Pangram

[@juanorttega]

Altiplano Grotesk by Altiplano Typefaces. Still WIP tho. Also FKT Gnarly

[@dannasig6241]

I’ve been loving Ramona by Cristian Tournier

[@Andy_0017]

Omg I commented 2 weeks ago that I wanted you guys to talk about the issues with adobe, and now I see an entire episode dedicated to it! Kelliot pod is the goat

[@KelLauren]

we listen to the great people of kelliot nation

[@alissaneubauer3029]

we love when besties have matching fits for the pod!

[@KelLauren]

it’s remarkable we don’t plan and it always happens

[@welliot]

i'd like to think the audio-only listeners can also sense that we are matching too :)

[@mangokilla127]

just when i think Adobe can't get any slimier, then find out what my $60 monthly subscription is contributing to 😭😭😭 the awful thing is, as a motion designer, there's literally NO WAY you can move away from the creative suite, bc iNdUsTry sTanDArd 🤡

[@monicaokami]

@mangokilla127 Cavalry, DaVinci, and Blender are coming up, I'd say each does something better than AE but then youre missing the ease of use ;-; It really is hard to move away from After Effects after using it for so many years though

[@KelLauren]

it’s harder bc adobe programs all talk to each other. making changes in one program to update a file and it auto updates in another. it’s a seamless process and it traps us further.

[@mrcoggerman1]

as someone that has dabbled in the adobe suite but has never paid for it (ive never made any money off it, why should i have to pay for it?) (also piracy is v fun) it's so refreshing to hear you guys talk so candidley about their pretty gross attempt to monopolise the professional sector of the industry AND the way they lock out people who are trying to get an in with their software via overpriced subscription models that most people can't afford. I really resonated with the sentiment of not being able to provide a solation to this v big issue but the mere fact that yr talking about it is HUGE imo kelliot nation till i die xoxox

[@anthonybarr301]

kelliot is so swag holy shit

[@PixlPath]

I've got my fingers crossed that Affinity products won't change after its acquisition. My bigger concern is Canva getting bought by a large company. I watched something similar happen with my former favorite asset management app. It's unfortunate when a great product is developed, only for the company to be acquired or the original creators to be sidelined. Development budgets are slashed, the focus shifts to maximizing revenue, and the original vision fades away. This isn't unique to software-I remember when my favorite shoe brand made products that lasted longer than a few months.

[@davidm5790]

Serif (the company that makes affinity) was bought out in the 90's but reaquired ownership in 2001. Hopefully something similar can happen if canva goes the wrong way

[@monicaokami]

I GOT STUCK withe the year of Adobe Stock. I downloaded over 100 3d models and downloaded them onto a hard drive when the year was up because I did not know what to do with those credits. Gosh I hope those are still usable, if they magically disappeared I'd be so mad.

[@KelLauren]

we are entitled to financial compensation

[@monicaokami]

@@KelLauren Fr periodically I'll act like I'm going to cancel my subscription so it offers me a discount to stay ;-;

[@oliviahns]

Immediately won my heart with the lime milkshake representation, adobe bashing was the icing on the cake

[@tonytrandesignYT]

The last thing I ever expected on Kelliot! was stocks and shareholders chat. Love the transparency on the Patreon ep. ✌✌

[@TheShawzee]

“My name is Kel and MY name is Elliot and we are.. designers (ers) who (who) care(are) count: 0

[@luciaerazo9392]

Wow 10 episodes out already?? You go guys!! 🙌💖✨

[@taliworth6900]

truly a banger of an episode, thanks for being so informative in calling out adobe I wasn't aware how awful they really are !

[@lucarapisarda3517]

Thank you so much Kel & Elliot for this. Too many people are being silent about the whole Adobe situation

[@mangoboy77]

my design goats 🐐

[@neonbook194]

Could you guys leave the fonts of the week names in the description?

[@ashytrashy5692]

if you look at the newest comment, i put it in the comments!!!! ☺️

[@areucrazy]

killing myself bc I don't live in Australia and can't go to elliot's show

[@areucrazy]

stand up + a musical like are you kidding me

[@Claude_DeGoosey]

Top three songs of the week kelliot community?

[@backstreet51]

I thought i was unreasonable for sending an email worded very similarly in a situation like that. Clients can really make you doubt yourself there.

[@elicarson6134]

Fun fact, my former sound design prof’s film partner from when he was at USC film school created photoshop 💀

[@ferguspitcher7911]

Adobe has ties to weapon manufacturers??? UHHHHH is there an option to pay MORE?!?!

[@davidm5790]

Kyles brushes keep me using photoshop. If he had gone to affinity instead of procreate I would have switched right away :(

[@elicarson6134]

Good news for procreate users bc Kyle is developing brushes for procreate now!!!

[@elicarson6134]

Really hoping that affinity adopts this too

[@simoncallelaverde]

What happened guys...

[@kelliotpod]

ELLIOT ON VOCAL REST FOR HIS SHOW XX

[@simoncallelaverde]

​@@kelliotpod I couldn't start my week because I didn't have Kelliot

[@astascen]

but what would the share holders think? u.u

[@KelLauren]

won't SOMEONE consider their feelings

[@HesamNajafi]

💙

[@PaulaBarriga-k9s]

do you think graphic designers are the only ones using adobe products? Use yr brains. There are other types of artists, designers and hobbyists out there

[@ashytrashy5692]

why r u so aggressive lol

[@mrcoggerman1]

yeah of course adobe products are being used across many practises and skill levels but do you not think those people are also feeling the same about how adobe are restricting the ways their software can be used? idk maybe ive missed something in yr comment but i still think the points being made in this video are valid