The Digital Era: The Computer Changes Everything
Apple Inc. launched the Macintosh personal computer in 1984. It was more user-friendly than other PCs—and with its desktop publishing software, graphical user interface, and mouse (all novel at the time), the Mac was uniquely geared to designers. Compared to what we can create on the computer today, the original Macintosh, with only 128k, had limited capabilities. At the time, though, it opened up so many new possibilities.
Of course, using a computer didn’t automatically make designers better at their craft. Instead, the new technology gave them more control and sped up their exploration process. ...
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