Notes on Icons and Design with Susan Kare

A Letterform Archive event held in San Francisco on November 5, 2019 This talk includes illustrations and stories about solving various design problems for clients over the years, from Apple to Pinterest. Although the projects are specific, and often feature icons and symbols, the thought processes and methods are applicable in many situations. Letterform Lectures are a public aspect of the Type West postgraduate program in typeface design. The series is co-presented by the San Francisco Public Library. Learn more about Type West: About Susan Kare Susan Kare received MA and Ph.D. degrees in fine art from New York University. In 1983 she began her career at Apple, Inc. designing the screen graphics and digital fonts for the original Macintosh. From the paint bucket and trash icons to the crash bomb and smiling Mac, her concise and charming visuals made computer interfaces mor