Susan Kare demonstrating the Macintosh Interface in 1984

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A 1984 television segment, shared by Interface Studies, in which Macintosh icon and interface designer Susan Kare demonstrates the Mac's graphical interface. It is a primary-source look at the original Mac UI as it was first shown to the public.

HN people share it as the thing to watch or rewatch when Kare, early Mac design or the decline of current macOS design comes up.

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@ngcc_hk2025 · in “Susan Kare demonstrating the Macintosh Interface in 1984”
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@neilv2022 · in “Susan Kare designed user-friendly icons for the first Macintosh (2019)”
1984 "Computer Chronicles" segment of Susan Kare demoing the Mac, for anyone who hasn't seen it already (or who wants to watch it again, which you well might): ▶ this video
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@neilv2025 · in “Mister Macintosh (2004)”
Also interesting about this story is that maybe this is how Susan Kare started working on the Mac? > I also asked my high school friend Susan Kare, who hadn't started with Apple yet, to try to draw some Mr. Macintosh animations. (For those who haven't yet seen it, here's a video of Susan Kare introducing contemporaraneous influencers to the Mac. ▶ this video )
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@andrepd2025 · in “macOS Tahoe”
▶ this video Look how far we've fallen.