Before 1984, these little icons simply did not exist. Then came graphic designer Susan Kare, who created Macintosh’s very first icons.

Her icons and graphics—many of which were patented through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office —for Apple, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft and other clients have earned her the Lifetime Achievement ...

A graphical user interface (GUI, pronounced “gooey”) is a computer environment that simplifies the user’s interaction with the computer by representing programs, commands, files, and other ...

Susan Kare has led a diverse career as a graphic designer, but her reputation is preceded by an early milestone: she designed the indelible icons and fonts for the original Apple Macintosh. Her ...

Susan Kare, “Sketches for Graphic User Interface Icon” (1982), ink on graph paper (gift of the designer, 2015, photo by the author for Hyperallergic) ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published new guidance in the Federal Register on November 17, 2023, that clarifies the requirements for design patents of computer-generated images, icons ...