I've compiled instructions for some of the best Easter eggs for graphics software programs. So, what are you waiting for? Get started on your Easter egg hunt!
Adobe Illustrator: Birthday Cakes
5/26/56 are the magic numbers... this Easter egg tells you how those numbers can be used to reveal the secret birthday cakes in Illustrator's brush palette.
Adobe Illustrator: Secret Swatch & Code Names
What do Elvis, Popeye, and Matisse have in common? They've all been used as Illustrator code names. But there's more... learn them all with this egg.
Deneba Canvas: Scrolling Credits
What do Canvas' developers have to do with the cartoon TV series The Jetsons ? I don't know, but they must like the theme song.
ACDSee 4 & FotoCanvas Lite: Scrolling Credits
Reveal a scrolling logo and credits in the FotoCanvas component of ACDSee 4.
Adobe Illustrator: Fun Facts
Did you know Illustrator can tell you the phase of the moon, the number of days until Christmas, and the amount of the national debt? All this and more will be revealed with this Easter egg.
Adobe Illustrator 9: Strange Venus
That's Botticelli's Birth of Venus on the cover of the Illustrator box and in the splash screen. This Easter Egg will show you how to reveal a very different looking Venus.
Adobe ImageReady 2: Duckerboard
Been spending too many long hours at the computer? No need to be lonely, just bring out that cheerful, yellow rubber ducky to keep you company.
Adobe ImageReady 3: Pet Wolverine
What does a strong, carnivorous, weasel-like mammal have to do with a yellow, plastic waterfowl? Find out here.
Adobe Photoshop : Merlin, the Little Wizard
He'll make your every Photoshop wish come true. Well, maybe not... but he does have a flower for you. Will that do?
Adobe Photoshop 5: Strange Secret Messages
Engineers have a warped sense of humor. 'Nuff said.
Adobe Photoshop 5: Strange Cargo Screen & Udo the Cat
Udo the cat doesn't seem to like this kind of travel. In fact, it gives him a bad case of indigestion.
Adobe Photoshop 6: Venus in Furs & Strange Messages
Catwoman meets Venus. Watch where you click... it gets weirder.
CorelDraw & Paint: Cast and Crew
If you ask me, they don't get the credit they deserve.
Macromedia Flash: Car Jump Game
It'll keep you amused for hours. Don't let the boss catch you playing!
Macromedia Fireworks: Pictures of the Developers
These guys and gals are totally twisted. I'm serious! Go see what I mean.
Macromedia Freehand: Pictures of the Developers
It just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.
Paint Shop Pro: The Atomic Dog
It's not the claws, it's the hairballs that'll get ya.
Paint Shop Pro 7: Pictures of the Developers
You'll want to frame this fine looking group... too late, they already are.
Happy Hunting!
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