Susan Kare

Susan Kare
Kare in 2019
Born (1954-02-05) February 5, 1954 (age 70)
EducationMount Holyoke College (BA)
New York University (MA, PhD)
OccupationGraphic designer
Known forContemporary American design
Notable workGUI design language and product launch of the Macintosh
Spouse
Jay Tannenbaum
(div. 2011)
Children3
Websitekare.com

Susan Kare (/kɛər/ "care"; born February 5, 1954) is an American artist and graphic designer, who contributed interface elements and typefaces for the first Apple Macintosh personal computer from 1983 to 1986.[1] She was employee #10 and creative director at NeXT, the company formed by Steve Jobs after he left Apple in 1985. She has worked as a design consultant to Microsoft, IBM, Sony Pictures, Facebook, and Pinterest. As of 2023 Kare has been an employee of Niantic Labs.[2] As a pioneer of pixel art and of the graphical computer interface, she has been celebrated as one of the most significant designers of modern technology.[3]

  1. ^ Kare, Susan. "Design Biography". Susan Kare. Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Wolf, Ron. "The mother of the Mac trash can". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2007.
  3. ^ McLaughlin, Aimée (2018-02-05). "The most influential female designers of the last century". Design Week. Retrieved 2023-02-19.