Susan designed icons for Apple and built the UI into what it is today. I love how she brings a creative eye to tech and she has a great Twitter account.
"Good design's not about what medium you're working in, it's about thinking hard about what you want to do and what you have to work with before you start.”
Incredible designer, writer and famously 'leaned out' of Silicon Valley to pursue her writing and spend more time with her family.
"Traditionally reserved for teachers, nurses, soldiers and other holders of high-stress jobs, burnout has snuck its way into our privileged hacker dens. Despite free food and beer, most open office environments are akin to bougie sweatshops"
App Developer, advocate for minorities in tech, creator of tutorials for beginners and one of the most active members on Stack Overflow. She has risen above a lot of hate on Twitter from those who don't take her seriously.
"As the tech industry becomes more and more central to the world economy, I think representation will become more and more crucial."
Great #discuss topic, I really enjoyed reading who inspires you and where your Slack status comes from.
I'm inspired by Women in the Tech and Data world:
Susan Kare
Susan designed icons for Apple and built the UI into what it is today. I love how she brings a creative eye to tech and she has a great Twitter account.
Ash Huang
Incredible designer, writer and famously 'leaned out' of Silicon Valley to pursue her writing and spend more time with her family.
Lilian Grace
CEO of Figure.nz that democratises NZ data by putting into a digestible format for everyone to use.
Lyndsey Scott
App Developer, advocate for minorities in tech, creator of tutorials for beginners and one of the most active members on Stack Overflow. She has risen above a lot of hate on Twitter from those who don't take her seriously.
I followed them all! ❤️
That's awesome! I love hearing who people follow and why, looking forward to seeing more of them here in your post :)