Susan Kare

American artist and graphic designer (born 1954)
Person human Q48971
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Susan Kare

Summary

Susan Kare is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Ithaca[2]. She was born on +1954-02-05T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a graphic designer[4], user interface designer[5], designer[6], computer graphics designer[7], and artist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (699 views/month, #6,816 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Susan Kare was born in Ithaca[2].
  • Susan Kare was born on +1954-02-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Susan Kare's father was Morley Kare[10].
  • Susan Kare held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Susan Kare worked as a graphic designer[4].
  • Susan Kare's professions included user interface designer[5].
  • Susan Kare worked as a designer[6].
  • Susan Kare's professions included computer graphics designer[7].
  • Susan Kare's professions included artist[8].
  • Among Susan Kare's employers was Q255381[12].
  • Among Susan Kare's employers was NeXT[13].
  • Susan Kare was employed by Niantic Games Team[14].
  • Susan Kare's education included a stint at New York University[15].
  • Susan Kare was educated at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Susan Kare is Athens[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Susan Kare is Dogcow[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Susan Kare is Cairo[19].
  • Susan Kare received the AIGA Medal[20].
  • Susan Kare is recorded as female[21].
  • Susan Kare's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Susan Kare's ISNI is recorded as 0000000030704237[23].
  • Susan Kare's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26116398[24].
  • Susan Kare's GND ID is recorded as 128843128[25].
  • Susan Kare's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87138860[26].
  • Susan Kare's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500471831[27].

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Origins and Family

Susan Kare was born in Ithaca[2]. She was born on +1954-02-05T00:00:00Z[3]. Her father was Morley Kare[10].

Education

Educated at New York University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1831[30], headquartered in New York City[31] and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development[16], an academic institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1890[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include graphic designer[4], user interface designer[5], designer[6], computer graphics designer[7], and artist[8]. Employers include Q255381[12], a website[35], in United States[36], founded in 2010[37], headquartered in Palo Alto[38], written by Ben Silbermann[39]; NeXT[13], a business[40], in United States[41], founded in 1985[42], headquartered in Redwood City[43]; and Niantic Games Team[14], a development team[44], in United States[45], founded in 2010[46], headquartered in San Francisco[47].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Athens[17], a typeface family[48], founded in 1984[49]; Dogcow[18], a symbol[50]; and Cairo[19], a bitmap font[51], founded in 1984[52].

Recognition

Susan Kare received the AIGA Medal[20].

Why It Matters

Susan Kare ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (699 views/month, #6,816 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

Where was Susan Kare born?

Born in Ithaca[2], Susan Kare…

Who were Susan Kare's parents?

Susan Kare's father was Morley Kare[10].

What did Susan Kare do for work?

Susan Kare worked as graphic designer[4], user interface designer[5], designer[6], computer graphics designer[7], and artist[8].

Where did Susan Kare go to school?

Susan Kare was educated at New York University[15] and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development[16].

What awards did Susan Kare receive?

Honors received include AIGA Medal[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . aiga.org. aiga.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [22] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . kare.com. kare.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [12] . theverge.com. Retrieved . theverge.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [14] . twitter.com. Retrieved . twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [18] . wikidata.org.
  25. [19] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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