the 80sThe 80s belongto the ancestorsThey were black and white, as proper “old folks†should be. Flat and already sitting self-confident in their grids (well... most of them). Their “desktop metaphor†has stayed with us up till today! The outline took its toll on icon fashion, ruling for 20 years. Hard to believe, but some of these signs kept the same form from the 1st day of their lives...When the grandparents were bornFirst pixels for signs1981Dr David Smith,a mathematician and Norm Cox, an artist united the powers of two, seemingly completely unrelated disciplines. Invented by Smith, designed by Cox, it presented a square grid, simple looks, consistent style. 1983Named after Steve Jobs'daughter, Lisa was thefirst personal computerwith a graphical userinterface aimed at a wideaudience of businesscustomers. Lisa was a major project during that time and gathered almost one hundred people working on the design. 1984 Probably the most famous “art + programming marriage†happened in ‘82. For creating icons, Apple hired Susan Kare, a step they should never ever regret. The kids were a lovely bunch of consistent siblings. You can freely say: pixel art in the purest form1985Something went a bit off the road when these were being prepared. Is there a grid? Well, yes. But it's hard to see.Sometimes it's hard to see what they really mean, too... We shouldn’t be too harsh though. Beginnings are often bumpy. NOW YOUR DRAWER IN 3D!The urge for the illusion of dimension1985TOS introduces the new trend. What spacious desktops we will have from now on! They start to gain some volume. Office drawers jump out of the screen, files multiply and the trash bin swells. VIEWED IN COMPUCOLORSFIRST STEP ON THE WAY TO MILLIONS OF SHADES1985We all know it’s a lot of fun to personalize our devices. But “user freestyle†doesn’t always end up as a coherent design...
1981Dr David Smith,a mathematician and Norm Cox, an artist united the powers of two, seemingly completely unrelated disciplines. Invented by Smith, designed by Cox, it presented a square grid, simple looks, consistent style. 1983Named after Steve Jobs'daughter, Lisa was thefirst personal computerwith a graphical userinterface aimed at a wideaudience of businesscustomers. Lisa was a major project during that time and gathered almost one hundred people working on the design. 1984 Probably the most famous “art + programming marriage†happened in ‘82. For creating icons, Apple hired Susan Kare, a step they should never ever regret. The kids were a lovely bunch of consistent siblings. You can freely say: pixel art in the purest form1985Something went a bit off the road when these were being prepared. Is there a grid? Well, yes. But it's hard to see.Sometimes it's hard to see what they really mean, too... We shouldn’t be too harsh though. Beginnings are often bumpy. NOW YOUR DRAWER IN 3D!The urge for the illusion of dimension1985TOS introduces the new trend. What spacious desktops we will have from now on! They start to gain some volume. Office drawers jump out of the screen, files multiply and the trash bin swells. VIEWED IN COMPUCOLORSFIRST STEP ON THE WAY TO MILLIONS OF SHADES1985We all know it’s a lot of fun to personalize our devices. But “user freestyle†doesn’t always end up as a coherent design...
1983Named after Steve Jobs'daughter, Lisa was thefirst personal computerwith a graphical userinterface aimed at a wideaudience of businesscustomers. Lisa was a major project during that time and gathered almost one hundred people working on the design. 1984 Probably the most famous “art + programming marriage†happened in ‘82. For creating icons, Apple hired Susan Kare, a step they should never ever regret. The kids were a lovely bunch of consistent siblings. You can freely say: pixel art in the purest form1985Something went a bit off the road when these were being prepared. Is there a grid? Well, yes. But it's hard to see.Sometimes it's hard to see what they really mean, too... We shouldn’t be too harsh though. Beginnings are often bumpy. NOW YOUR DRAWER IN 3D!The urge for the illusion of dimension1985TOS introduces the new trend. What spacious desktops we will have from now on! They start to gain some volume. Office drawers jump out of the screen, files multiply and the trash bin swells. VIEWED IN COMPUCOLORSFIRST STEP ON THE WAY TO MILLIONS OF SHADES1985We all know it’s a lot of fun to personalize our devices. But “user freestyle†doesn’t always end up as a coherent design...
1984 Probably the most famous “art + programming marriage†happened in ‘82. For creating icons, Apple hired Susan Kare, a step they should never ever regret. The kids were a lovely bunch of consistent siblings. You can freely say: pixel art in the purest form1985Something went a bit off the road when these were being prepared. Is there a grid? Well, yes. But it's hard to see.Sometimes it's hard to see what they really mean, too... We shouldn’t be too harsh though. Beginnings are often bumpy. NOW YOUR DRAWER IN 3D!The urge for the illusion of dimension1985TOS introduces the new trend. What spacious desktops we will have from now on! They start to gain some volume. Office drawers jump out of the screen, files multiply and the trash bin swells. VIEWED IN COMPUCOLORSFIRST STEP ON THE WAY TO MILLIONS OF SHADES1985We all know it’s a lot of fun to personalize our devices. But “user freestyle†doesn’t always end up as a coherent design...
1985Something went a bit off the road when these were being prepared. Is there a grid? Well, yes. But it's hard to see.Sometimes it's hard to see what they really mean, too... We shouldn’t be too harsh though. Beginnings are often bumpy. NOW YOUR DRAWER IN 3D!The urge for the illusion of dimension1985TOS introduces the new trend. What spacious desktops we will have from now on! They start to gain some volume. Office drawers jump out of the screen, files multiply and the trash bin swells. VIEWED IN COMPUCOLORSFIRST STEP ON THE WAY TO MILLIONS OF SHADES1985We all know it’s a lot of fun to personalize our devices. But “user freestyle†doesn’t always end up as a coherent design...
1985TOS introduces the new trend. What spacious desktops we will have from now on! They start to gain some volume. Office drawers jump out of the screen, files multiply and the trash bin swells. VIEWED IN COMPUCOLORSFIRST STEP ON THE WAY TO MILLIONS OF SHADES1985We all know it’s a lot of fun to personalize our devices. But “user freestyle†doesn’t always end up as a coherent design...
1985We all know it’s a lot of fun to personalize our devices. But “user freestyle†doesn’t always end up as a coherent design...
