Notes on Icons and Design with Susan Kare

[@Bulldog1878]

I wonder if Susan knows in 2020 she became an unintentional ASMR icon from her video demonstration of MAC from 1984. Such a smart, amazing, astonishing lady.

[@_MomtallicA_]

That's where I just came from! This vid was next in my thread 😆😊😊😊

[@andreschapero3615]

@@_MomtallicA_ same here haha.... andres from santiago, chile

[@thedukeofholland3926]

She still has the (ASMR) skills.

[@JonnyBlueChair]

I've come directly from that!

[@matthew.m.stevick]

What?

[@PabloVazquez]

Loved it, Susan is awesome. I wish they'd split the screen and have her on one side and her screen always shown on the other side. So many precious slides missed.

[@KarimBenabd]

Great insight

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Design flaw in their video about design. Disappointing. Glad this video exists anyway.

[@ergosteur]

Wonderful insights into so many design concepts we completely take for granted today. It’s easy to forget that not that long ago, people like Susan had to figure all these things out for the first time - and today they’re universal.

[@iAPX432]

Susan Kare created iconic icons (sic). A genius of UI and UX. She left her mark on computer history.

[@pesto12601]

I see what you did there..

[@scharlesworth93]

Remarkable person. imagine creating things that have such reach.

[@biberfan]

“Oh, and here’s my first font…” Damn. Chicago was the Mac system font for years. Hat an enduring legacy, on top of the icons.

[@vxsniffer]

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey 🙂

[@hossfrombonanza]

Thank YT to get me know her talent, her humility and her humour. She’s been an idol to me as much as for newgenerations could be a female pop star. Susan, you are so lovely!

[@mfiorentino]

This is very insightful, and despite her somewhat self-effacing nature, she speaks volumes regarding how to think of design. I especially like her thoughts regarding understanding the happy Mac and how simplicity creates universality. This is food for thought regarding how we communicate today.

[@taniaj09]

I love her sense of humor and playful self deprecation. What an amazing person, so intelilgent yet humble and accessible. I wish I'd had a role model like Ms Kare when growing up. I wish even more I'd chosen design/coding/tech for a career.

[@Protoman00]

It's the lady from Computer Chronicles interview!

[@itsokthen]

I did not expect to watch the whole thing but this was really enjoyable

[@BankaiD3]

same, it's not like the 1984 demo but i still enjoyed watching the whole thing

[@ArturdeSousaRocha]

I haven't heard of this genius till yesterday. I watch some retrocomputing videos and KZbin suggested me that "this is what we call a window" video. I'm so glad I clicked.

[@shadowrunner]

Does anyone else watch her ASMR video when she uses the Mac in the 80s.. Just me? OK

[@deancox8634]

I saw it. She's great now and was great then.

[@bgangler877]

Over and over. Wish it was longer lol

[@BankaiD3]

we probably all do who watched this vid. let's be honest, we all wanted to see if she has more stuff like that old video lol.

[@AbWischBar]

Wonderful talk. So many good insights - especially hearing about the thoughts on icons from a pioneer at the birth of the graphical user interface. Much more pure than what we have today. And then 32:20 - I feel exactly the same, So happy to have Susan reflect on this. 15 years I worked for a company, the last ten as being the UI/UX lead for everything we did. Then I turned freelancer and I was so much more relaxed with regards to the outcome. I did better work as a freelancer, because the overall conditions were better. But I also felt more at ease with things not making it into the final product. You enjoy the process, you save good ideas that were not used for another time and the next project can be just around the corner. Whereas being part of a company you are so much more linked to the outcome in a stressful way. Everything you do in the future depends on what is decided now, both good and bad.

[@perpetualwinner]

She was a little calmer on Computer Chronicles. But her voice is still pretty nice.

[@larkefedifero]

Well, not as deep and sexy and phony as Elizabeth Holmes (of Theranos) trying to imitate Steve Jobs, her idol, but hey - whose voice is?!?! She also lacks that paranoid, sociopathic look that Holmes had, which I also have to mark her down for... 😡 😵 😝

[@Redstripe921]

Yeah but there was only 3 ppl with her there, here its a whole audience.

[@DarrylHebbes]

She made Chicago font… !

[@MikeLikesChannel]

Original Mac *and* iPod font. Legend.

[@cciccone61]

Why do I love this person?

[@DarrylHebbes]

She is genuine and humble, attractive qualities

[@wonderweedo]

She is so .... im falling in love

Why aren’t all the slides being shown? Why does the director keep switching back to Susan speaking, missing out on the slides that illustrate what she’s talking about?

[@svn_ysrk]

Yes! This annoyed me throughout the video. Whoever was in charge of directing clearly didn't know what he was doing.

[@bradnailer2440]

Because.

[@miguelmontoya]

You are my hero Susan, you are super cute just like your art!

[@baladinbaladin2549]

Je me rappel de cette Dame Susan KARE :Le MAC à diskette de 1983 hier il était bien fait il tournait bien pour lavoir vu mais il était très chère

[@yevhenmatasar7389]

Its so cool to use something you created many many years ago.

[@tomwalkingstick5395]

So incredibly interesting

[@carpballet]

If this was shot in 2020 the camera “operator” should be also.

[@Alhamdulillahist]

The editor, you mean?

[@user-wl2xl5hm7k]

Regarding drastically bettering design practice, this is the only solution: *All types of intellectual property (IP) laws must be fully abolished immediately, in any and all jurisdictions worldwide.* All IP laws are extremely unethical for humankind. Against Intellectual Monopoly is the most informative book humanity has on the subject now. Against Intellectual Property is _another_ incredible essay, but it’s written with right-libertarian rhetoric so if you’re, like me, not right-libertarian you’ll have to read with an open mind and extract the info. _Only_ these two texts are the gold standard when it comes to intellectual property.

[@user-wl2xl5hm7k]

I also have a playlist (not _my_ videos) of *the* best videos on intellectual property laws on my channel for all interested.

[@sauryashrestha2046]

I knew her from an Unintentional ASMR video

[@markkennedy1022]

“People just like … bears and penguins.” :-)

[@eyesonly4451]

Her demo of the Mac on that old computer show in the early 80s was mesmerizing. I'm guessing she has become something of an icon herself. Now off to John Deere tractor videos...

[@trieshardgaming]

I appreciate how she's talking about something on the screen, but we don't see the slide she's talking about.

[@tompov227]

"The real San Francisco" lol I thought the same thing why did they recycle that name? But also Franciscan Sans would have been the BEST name for that font

[@D3PR3C4T0R]

Exceedingly great lecture, poorly technically executed by the video editing team. 5/10.

[@SomeUnremarkableGuy]

Too bad it wasn't called Francisco Sans :D

[@DeenaMilkers]

she is too cool

[@MichaelOfRohan]

Just as pretty as she was in the 80s!!

[@UTJK.]

They thought it was "fast". But I guess maybe we're used to instantaneous now and forgot what fast means when related to a computer.

[@shadesoftime]

A lot of basic software functions are slower today than they were in the days of the original macintosh

[@UTJK.]

@@shadesoftime 🤔 I would love an example, please.

[@keleniengaluafe2600]

❤❤❤❤

[@irenebolanos7915]

Can anybody refer to the book she refers to when she answers the question about inclusivity?

[@monsterrandy]

The book referred to is likely "Mismatch" by Kat Holmes.

[@Flexin010]

The famous W font...Chicago 😊

[@Diegogr08]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@katherandefy]

😎

[@perfectionbox]

🥰

[@haakon_b]

Apple should have kept the Chicago font. It's a great typeface.

[@leokimvideo]

I bet she's good at playing Minecraft

[@noddytheboy8238]

can someone suppress laugh and room echo please...🥺

[@warbwarb]

What a babe

[@donaldpump3072]

She is still cute

[@michellelewinese6423]

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[@ginogarcia8730]

man imagine her making the art for a pixel art game

[@ericwood3709]

:n)

[@UKSCIENCEORG]

Imagine being such a useless CEO that you reject a design by Susan Kare!

[@Ayo22210]

It’s sad liberal arts just means general education these days, instead of it actually meaning creative arts

[@D3PR3C4T0R]

You must not know what "liberal" means, because it has never meant "creative arts."

[@theinvisibleman-e8v]

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[@dickenscider9178]

Her mannerisms are so unique...

[@Victor-sm6vr]

This woman gives the vibe that she could bake a beautiful cake and leave it to cool down while she starts a company.