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ISSN 1496-3221

September 12, 2000

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When did the art of creating simple, clearly defined linear icons transmogrify into the realm of photorealistic representation? When Apple started creating the Icons of Mac OS X, that’s when. These new übericons have more in common with the airbrushed streetvans of the seventies than the minimalist pixel sweat poured into the work of Susan Kare. Just because you can fill up the grid, doesn’t mean you should.

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.

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