New book celebrates maker of macs iconic icons cnet. New york is part of a series of fonts all named after famous cities, together. The woman behind the original mac icon and facebooks gift icons. Iconographer susan kare talks about designing for apple. Susan created if youll forgive me some of the most iconic images in the. Original macintosh icons designer susan kare to receive. I want to start with the question of how one goes from writing a dissertation on the use of caricature in 19th and 20th century sculpture, to working on computer icons. Artist susan kare is offering original mac icons as limited. Her designs for the original apple mac were friendly, whimsical, quirky, and soulful making a huge contribution to the emotional connection that many apple users formed with their mac, and enhancing the user experience in the process.
Former apple graphic designer susan kare creates sticker. The apple icons you see today have surprisingly ancient roots. Tell me about the inspiration for susan kare icons. Dec 26, 2011 susan kare s early mac icons gave computers a personality photos millions of people around the world are familiar with the artwork of susan kare, but few would be able to connect that name with. Design icon susan kare is best known for designing the distinctive icons, typefaces, and other graphic elements that gave the. Susan kare, the former apple designer who gave the macintosh a smile, will later this month receive an american institute of graphic arts medal. Although our next pioneer briefly worked for microsoft, susan kare is best known for her work with bill gates nemesis, steve jobs. A chance encounter with an old high school friend landed her an interview with apple. Cairo was a fun font that played around with the idea of modern hieroglyphics. This is an interview with susan kare, september 8, 2000, at her home.
May 04, 2016 susan kare started designing black and white icons using a grid on the apple macintosh computer during the 1980s. Also offered on her website is a book entitled susan kare icons. When it comes to the most famous icon designers of all time, susan kare is, frankly, the most iconic. The designer of the icons and typefaces for the original apple mac, kare helped give a. Mac icon designer susan kare explains the inspiration for her designs. How susan kare designed userfriendly icons for the first macintosh the graphic designer is receiving a lifetime achievement award from cooper hewitt for her recognizable computer icons, typefaces.
Susan kare together with bill atkinson also pioneered macpaint, a bitmap editor. Some of the icons displayed in gift section are also featured in mac os x. Mac icon designer susan kare explains the inspiration for. Careers at behance adobe portfolio blog powered by behance creative career tips download the app. Without susan kare s openminded, exploratory approach to design, our digital world might look a good deal less friendly. Without susan kares openminded, exploratory approach to design, our. October 7, 2014 oct 15, 2019 without susan kare s openminded, exploratory approach to design, our digital world might look a good deal less friendly. Kare followed dreams of a career in the fine arts to san francisco. Susan kare is an american artist and graphic designer best known for her interface elements. Susan kare prints signed and numbered limited edition prints. Susan kare s early mac icons gave computers a personality photos millions of people around the world are familiar with the artwork of susan kare, but few would be able to connect that name with.
Many of the visual metaphors are still in use today. Kare developed a number of icons and interface elements for the original mac os, and remnants of her work can still be seen in os x today. Kare, the designer responsible for some of the most famous icons in. Susan kare is an influential computer iconographer and partner at susan kare design and kare prints. Susan kares early mac icons gave computers a personality. Celebrated computer iconographer susan kare is offering limitededition prints of her famous macintosh icons for the first time the signed and. A pixelperfect sticker pack, designed by icon legend susan kare. According to susan kare, good icons should be more efficient like road signs rather than mere illustrations. Jan 28, 2020 when it comes to the most famous icon designers of all time, susan kare is, frankly, the most iconic. Since 1983, the san franciscobased designer has designed thousands of software icons that have become familiar to anyone who uses a computer. Kares trash can, folders, smiley mac, command button symbol and other icons are reduced to just a.
This includes original marketing material and many typefaces and icons, some of which became patented. The popular social networking site, facebook requested her to design the gift icon for their site in 2007. Sep 25, 20 a computer icon is a pictogram displayed on a computer screen in order to help user navigate a computer system or mobile device in a similar way traffic signs are used to help a driver navigate. Jun 19, 2014 iconographer and graphic designer susan kare is a graphic designer and was a member of the original macintosh team.
A pixelperfect sticker pack, designed by icon legend susan kare by kyle vanhemert 1 minute read you may not recognize susan kares name, but youd almost certainly recognize her work. Apple macintosh icon prints by the original apple icon designer i have previously linked to these apple macintosh icon prints by susan kare kare prints on previous occasions blogs, but was reminded of them again as i. Apr 05, 2011 celebrated computer iconographer susan kare is offering limitededition prints of her famous macintosh icons for the first time the signed and numbered prints include the worldfamous happy mac. I have previously linked to these apple macintosh icon prints by susan kare kare prints on previous occasions blogs, but was reminded of them again as i came to find some prints for my studio and well, these prints just sum up how i remembering spending my late teens playing with my friends apple macintosh classic. How susan kare applied embroidery skills to create the iconic. Mac os graphic designer susan kare on icon design creative bloq. Apple macintosh icon prints by the original apple icon designer. See more ideas about computer icon, apple icon and pixel art.
Meet susan kare, one of fast companys most creative people. Kares designs have been featured in the moma and have also won her an aiga award in addition to other acclaim. Susan kare started designing black and white icons using a grid on the apple macintosh computer during the 1980s. Susan kare inspired gifs tribute to susan kare, 2015. Interview with susan kare background and work before apple.
I have previously linked to these apple macintosh icon prints by susan kare kare prints on previous occasions blogs, but was reminded of them again as i came to find some prints for my studio. Susan kare is best known for designing the distinctive icons, typefaces, and other graphic elements that gave the apple macintosh its. New book celebrates maker of macs iconic icons susan kare icons takes a look back at the nearly 30year career of the designer who brought us the happy mac and helped us learn to love the. Susan kares print and book set is a great gift for any retro. Feb 07, 2017 7 things we love about susan kare she created some of the worlds most recognisable icon art. Kares aim was to create icons that were distinct, simple but could also call up visual queues of what she wanted them to do. New york is part of a series of fonts all named after famous cities, together with san francisco, chicago, geneva and more. Graphic designer and iconographer susan kare talks about creating interface elements for apple and explains where the icon on the command key came from in this video from the eg conference. In the 7 x 7 book, it highlights 80 of susan kares favorite icons that she has designed between the years 1983 to 2011.
Susan kare 1954, a fine arts graduate from new york university, moved to california when the call came from apple for a graphic designer. Susan kare on icon design in the video below susan kare gives us some creative insights into her time at apple as their primary icon designer. I got my start working on the macintosh computer, the first one, in the early. Susan kare is a pioneering and influential computer iconographer. During the time, the style of icons resembled pixels, and designers created icons on a canvas as small as 32 by 32 dots. In fact, it was originally released in 1984 for the new macintosh by susan kare, probably best known for creating the mac icons among the other things. Making it easier for people to use both images with text. Those nostalgic for some of these classic graphics can also find prints on susan kares website as well as a book she published of susan kare icons.
Susan kare, former apple designer and creator of the famous icons used in the original macintosh operating system, is the latest artist to have a sticker pack featured in popular social. Susan kares sketchbook icons pictogram, pixel art, icon. Submit what it is the most unique feature of icons. But it is not just her fonts and contributions to typography that make susan kare a design icon. A computer icon is a pictogram displayed on a computer screen in order to help user navigate a computer system or mobile device in a similar way traffic signs are used to. In facts, it was originally released in 1984 for the new macintosh by susan kare, probably best known for creating the mac icons among the other things. Recently announced on aigas website, kare is being recognized for the bold and intelligent icons, user interface graphics and fonts introduced with apples first. In the early 1980s, susan kare joined apple computer to design fonts. In 1982, kare was hired to design typefaces and screen elements at apple, where she created the. Apr 20, 2018 susan kare, the former apple designer who gave the macintosh a smile, will later this month receive an american institute of graphic arts medal. After the introduction of advanced technologies and tools, implementing the design of icons became less. She has a special place in apple lore as the artist who designed the original icons, symbols, vector fonts and many of the other user interface elements used by the mac computers in the 1980s, many of which have lived on to this day. May 15, 20 currently leading susan kare design, a digital design practice in san francisco, and kare prints giclee prints of some of her favourite icons, shes also the brains behind font families such as chicago, monaco and geneva, and has designed thousands of icons for a range of global brands.