Susan Kare
| Susan Kare | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 5, 1954 lthaca, NY |
| Occupation | Graphic designer |
| Known for | Contemporary American Design |
| Notable work | Chicago typeface, Monaco typeface, Geneva typeface, The first three iPods, The happy Mac |
| Website | www |
Susan Kare (born February 5, 1954) is an artist and graphic designer who created many of the interface elements for the Apple Macintosh in the 1980s. She was also one of the original employees of NeXT, the company formed by Steve Jobs after leaving Apple in 1985, working as the Creative Director.
Kare was born in Ithaca, New York, and is the sister of aerospace engineer Jordin Kare. She graduated from Harriton High School in 1971, received her B.A., summa cum laude, in Art from Mount Holyoke College in 1975 and her Ph.D. from New York University in 1978. She next moved to San Francisco and worked for the Fine Arts Museums. She is married and has 3 children.
Kare joined Apple Computer after receiving a call from high school friend Andy Hertzfeld in the early 1980s. A member of the original Apple Macintosh design team, she worked at Apple Computer starting in 1982 (Badge #3978). Kare was originally hired into the Macintosh software group to design user interface graphics and fonts; her business cards read "HI Macintosh Artist". Later, she was a Creative Director in Apple Creative Services working for the Director of that organization, Tom Suiter.
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