#premac

Rianna Maloney s3546213

January 24, 1984.

This date drastically changed the design world. It was the birth of Macintosh and before this time designers relied on their hand skills and their abilities to produce their works. Now we use the computer as our instrument, allowing us to have as much, if not more freedom and endless possibilities to discover new techniques and produce fresh designs. All computers were 'text-based’, operating them by typing words onto the 'keyboard'. The Macintosh is run by triggering icons/pictures on the screen with a hand-operated device called the a “mouse”.

Prior macintosh designers would have to depend on their imagination/creativity individually compared to now where searching for a similar design is as easy as 1,2,3. Many different devices/machines were used for specific tasks such as layout boards, T-square, trianges (make ensure everything was cut just right).