Susan Kare
Susan Kare | |
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Kare in 2019 | |
| Born | February 5, 1954 Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Mount Holyoke College (BA) New York University (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Graphic designer |
| Known for | Contemporary American design |
| Notable work | GUI design language and product launch of the Macintosh |
| Spouse | Jay Tannenbaum (div. 2011) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Jordin Kare (brother) |
| Website | kare |
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. 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 is employed at Niantic Labs. 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.