Susan Kare
Person on 2 sites
Graphic designer and type designer, who created the original Macintosh icons and typefaces at Apple from 1982 and has since designed interface graphics for…
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19 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Design is about making things meaningful and memorable: get the idea right and the form follows from it. (opens korrents.com)
“always focus on making things meaningful and memorable. And I think the heart of that is have a good idea and then the form will follow.”
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You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them. (opens korrents.com)
“usually I think you can be creative in any constraints. You can make some pretty fun art with beach trash while you're walking around. And this you can be creative, but it's good to understand what the constraints are,…”
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A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. (opens korrents.com)
“And we wanted it to be as understandable as possible, so you wouldn't necessarily need a manual, and that it should be friendly”
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Design is about making things meaningful and memorable: get the idea right and the form follows from it. (opens korrents.com)