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Susan KareWW-0000-M111254

·Dot matrix print·8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

Catalogue

Medium: Dot matrix print
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Susan Kare

Artist

Susan Kare

Mixed Media

Susan Kare 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.

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