Susan Kare: Designing Icons & Graphics For the Original Mac

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Susan Kare shares behind-the-scenes stories of designing the original Macintosh icons, typefaces, and symbols including the Happy Mac, Command key, and Chicago font. The talk covers practical design lessons from her work with Steve Jobs and Paul Rand, emphasizing how to create meaningful, memorable visuals through constraint, iteration, and just enough detail. Ideal for designers, product managers, and developers interested in design history and creating intuitive user interfaces.