THE TRASH CAN

THE TRASH CAN

The pouring paint can. The happy Mac. Susan Kare designed them all.

In creating these and most of the other icons on the original Apple Macintosh, she established the visual language that would form the foundation of point-and-click computing. Here, Kare, icon of icons, talks about the creative decisions behind some of the best-loved symbols of the past four decades.

Her talk’s about half an hour long and well worth watching in its entirety.

Susan Kare, John Gruber – Layers 2015 from Layers Design Conference on Vimeo.

Historical Non Fiction Books Are Fun To Read

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History has a huge place in our lives. Things that happened yesterday affect today and so forth. Studying events that happened before can really help us understand our world. Historical non fiction books are a place to learn more about the world in which we live. Our world is complex and interesting. Read as much as you can about it.

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Woody

Ever since he was a child, Woody has dreamt of playing piano.

The problem is that he only has wooden paddles for hands.

Stuck in a job he doesn’t want, Woody spends his days dreaming of being a concert pianist.

His dreams are big…but they’re about to get out of hand.

Woody is a stop-motion animation shot in Sydney, Australia (2013).

The Books Every New Business Startup Owner Needs To Read

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The Books Every New Business Startup Owner Needs To Read What’s your most valuable book on entrepreneurship? If you are thinking about starting your own business and looking for sage advice we know there are a million books on entrepreneurship but we’ve sifted through the stacks and compiled the top…

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