The Jeff Beckham Weblog

Here are a couple of things that have caught my eye in the past couple of weeks while I’ve been away. These and more are available on the linkblog.

• Kare.com - The website of Susan Kare, who designed many of the early Macintosh graphics. (via Signal vs. Noise).
• Drinks with Dell - Jeff Jarvis, in town for a journalism symposium, sits down with Dell bloggers.

Kare.com is the site of famed iconographer Susan Kare.

My work has continued to be motivated by respect for, and empathy with, users of software. I believe that good icons are more akin to road signs rather than illustrations, and ideally should present an idea in a clear, concise, and memorable way. I try to optimize for clarity and simplicity even as palette and resolution options have increased.

Some of her work from the 80’s: