AIGA announced Susan Kare would receive its highest honor, the AIGA Medal for 2018.
On April 20, 2018, the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) announced that Susan Kare would be the 2018 recipient of their prestigious AIGA Medal. This medal is one of the highest honors in American graphic design and was awarded to Kare in recognition of her groundbreaking work in graphic design, particularly her contribution to the era-defining graphics of the Apple Macintosh. Her intuitive and accessible icon designs helped to shape and democratize the personal computing experience.