Susan kare icons book

Susan kare is a pioneering and influential computer iconographer. 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. Kare is an artist and designer and pioneer of pixel art. The popular social networking site, facebook requested her to design the gift icon for their site in 2007. A zoomedin view allows the reader to see how many icons are crafted pixel by pixel and notes by the.

Kare prints introduces iconic smiling computer signed and numbered print with susan kare icons book bundled set plus a new, limited edition, signed icons a to z 16 x 20 print. There are only a few books written about icons two of these were released recently. 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 is the subject of kate murphys popular weekly download column. Apples pirates of silicon valley flag gets rehoisted. She was also one of the original employees of next the company formed by. This book provides a curated look at 80 of susan kares favorite icons created between 1983 and 2011. Kares few years at apple set a tone for how people were able to relate to computers. Susan created if youll forgive me some of the most iconic images in.

Now her impact as a pioneering and influential computer iconographer has been recognized by the. Some of the icons displayed in gift section are also featured in mac os x. How susan kare designed userfriendly icons for the first. Later, when designing the classic mac os page setup print dialog box, an example image. Susan kare icons should be required reading for any student of iconography particularly those interested in 8bit pixel art. Because kare might just be the inventor of the entire genre. A zoomedin view allows the reader to see how many icons are crafted pixel by pixel and notes.

She was also one of the original employees of next the company. Mac icon designer susan kare explains the inspiration for her. The sketchbook of susan kare, the artist who gave computing a human face. Since 1983, the san franciscobased designer has designed thousands of software icons that have become familiar to anyone who uses a. Kare released a book in 2011 called susan kare icons featuring 80 designs she created from 1983 to the year of that books publication, shown both in their natural, onscreen size, and. I want to start with the question of how one goes from writing a. Kare recently released a book, susan kare icons, that singles out 80 designs from her past three decades of work. In the early 1980s, susan karethen a sculptor and techworld outsiderpivoted to a graphic designer role at apple. The early hallmark cards of mac icon designer susan kare. Also offered on her website is a book entitled susan kare icons. Introducing the icon computer icons are visual prompts that when clicked on, launch programs and files, trigger. Original mac designer susan kare to receive prestigious.

Susan kare designed the suite of icons that made the. Icons designed in 1982 for an interview at apple, courtesy of susan kare happy mac, designed in the 1980s, is the bootup icon of apple macintosh computers with older versions of the mac operating. Susan kares icons and fonts for the original macintosh were revolutionary. Susan kare prints signed and numbered limited edition prints. This is an interview with susan kare, september 8, 2000, at her home. Appropriately, one of the teams most auspicious early hires was an artist herselfsusan kare, who created the engaging icons in this charmingly modest and long overdue book. The sketchbook of susan kare, designer who developed the. Susans new book, susan kare icons, is also now available on her website. Susan kare, icons book unboxing by italiamac youtube.

Susan kare designed the suite of icons that made the macintosh revolutionarya computer that you could communicate with in pictures. Those nostalgic for some of these classic graphics can also find prints on susan kares. Susan kare is the artist responsible for many of the classic mac icons that are universally recognized. See more ideas about pixel art, typography and icon design. Kare was one of six initial apple employees to leave for jobs new computing venture in 1985. The sketchbook of susan kare, apples pioneering icon. Susan kares icons book 2011 which is mostly inspirational and rockstar icon designer 2011 which. This month susan kare was awarded an aiga medal, putting her in the company of design greats like paul rand, charles and ray eames, milton glaser and saul steinberg. Weve selected several designs from the original mac operating system for our.

They gave a lifeless computer a warmth and personality that lives on in the modern mac to this day. You can set out to make a painting, but you cant set out to make a great painting, she told steve silberman in the introduction to the book susan kare icons, which was excerpted in fast. In 1983, the dog icon had been created by susan kare as the glyph for z, as part of the cairo font. The woman who gave the macintosh a smile the new yorker. In the back of the book, it said it was for an interesting feature at swedish.

Susan kare, iconic designer lemelson center for the. According to susan kare, good icons should be more efficient like road signs rather than mere illustrations. Tell me about the inspiration for susan kare icons. The story behind susan kares iconic design work for apple the. The book comprises a collection of original apple icons including. Susan kares print and book set is a great gift for any. See more ideas about computer icon, apple icon and pixel art. As creative director at apple from 1982 to 1985 she was largely responsible for the cute look.

The woman behind the original mac icon and facebooks gift icons. Mac icon designer susan kare explains the inspiration for. Iconographer and graphic designer susan kare is a graphic designer and was a member of the original macintosh team. 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. Kare released a book in 2011 called susan kare icons featuring 80 designs she created from. Without susan kares openminded, exploratory approach to design.

Susan kare designed the suite of icons that made the macintosh. Kare has also selfpublished a book, susan kare icons, a 160page collection of her favorite icons done from 1983 to. Kares designs have been featured in the moma and have also won her an aiga award in addition to other acclaim. Susan kare, the former apple designer behind the happy mac icon, discusses a welldesigned life. Susan kare san francisco designer with a highly developed ability to work creatively with a small number of pixels. Millions of people around the world are familiar with the artwork of susan kare, but few would be able to connect that name with apples early computer icons. Susan kare prints signed and numbered limited edition. Interview with susan kare background and work before apple.

Susan kare is an incredible woman and she set the groundwork for icons as we know it. Susan kare is an artist and graphic designer who created many of the interface elements for the apple macintosh in the 1980s. Inside susan kares sketchbooks are the makings of macs graphic. 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. Graphic designer susan kare is the woman who gave the macintosh a smile. Susan kare born 1954 is an artist and graphic designer who created many of the interface elements for the apple macintosh in the 1980s. New book celebrates maker of macs iconic icons cnet. Susan kares early mac icons gave computers a personality. Susan kare s icons and fonts for the original macintosh were revolutionary.

Her work was revolutionary, bringing a sense of ease for the average person using computers. So reads an early line in zachary crocketts essay for the aiga medal that kare is a. San francisco, november 22, 2011 susan kare, the noted silicon valley interface designer, today launched a new book, susan kare. The sketchbook of susan kare, the artist who gave computing a human face share. Susan kare, a former apple designer known to many as the woman who gave the macintosh a smile, will later this month receive an american institute of graphic arts medal, an honor bestowed upon. Special thanks to tony iaria for the voiceover work. The macintosh personal computer introduced susan kares icons to the world in 1984.