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Cooper Hewitt — National Design Awards | Q&A with Susan Kare
Susan Kare is the recipient of the 2019 National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement. For over 35 years she has designed many notable icons and graphics that have become familiar to anyone who uses a computer.
Milanote — The Story Behind Susan Kare's Iconic Design Work for Apple
Susan Kare’s icons and fonts for the original Macintosh were revolutionary. They gave a lifeless computer a warmth and personality that lives on in the modern Mac to this day.
AIGA Medalist Susan Kare
Susan Kare is recognized for her bold and intelligent design of icons for the early Macintosh computers that defined the Apple user experience and set the industry standard with memorable wit and humanity.
LEMELSON CENTER — Susan Kare, Iconic Designer
Susan Kare designed the distinctive icons, typefaces, and other graphic elements that gave the Apple Macintosh its characteristic—and widely emulated—look and feel.
Susan Kare | 2018 AIGA Medalist Video
Celebrated as a 2018 AIGA Medalist, watch this video as Susan Kare talks about her career and approach in designing iconography.