Adobe finally ditched the silver/grey UI from CS5 for a deep, dark charcoal interface. At the time, purists hated it. Today? It looks remarkably modern. If you squint, it resembles the 2024 dark mode theme.

For studios in 2012, this was heaven. For hobbyists in 2024, this is still heaven.

The Mayan calendar was a hot topic, The Avengers was breaking box offices, and Adobe dropped a bomb on the creative world: .