The Woman Behind Apple's First Icons

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Thirty years ago, as tech titans battled for real estate in the personal computer market, an inconspicuous young artist gave the Macintosh a smile. Susan Kare was the type of kid who always loved art. As a child, she lost herself in drawings, paintings, and crafts.

But when a chance encounter in 1982 reconnected her with an old friend and Apple employee, Kare found herself working in a different medium, with a much smaller canvas. Equipped with few computer skills and lacking any prior experience with digital design, Susan Kare proceeded to revolutionize pixel art.