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Susan Kare, Iconic Designer

Susan Kare designed the distinctive icons, typefaces, and other graphic elements that gave the Apple Macintosh its characteristic—and widely emulated—look and feel.

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Creating and Shaping Learning Environments

“It can happen anywhere—a learning environment can happen anywhere.” (Elaine Ostroff, Wheaton College interview, undated)

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Designing with a New Tool

Spark!Lab's "Thinking Spot" inspired me to put our new CNC router to a creative yet practical test.

Invention Stories

Inventive Minds: Inventing Green

Inventive Minds: Inventing Green features the stories of historic and contemporary inventors whose work on socially-responsible technologies creates profound change for the common good.

Invention Stories

Is the Internet of Things Making the Internet Run Dry?

Egg cartons, streetlights, LED light-bulbs, and trash dumpsters all connect to the Internet.

Spark!Lab

Reinventing the Shopping Cart

The first shopping cart was patented in 1940 and was reinvented in 1946. We are challenging our young inventors in Spark!Lab to update it for the 21st century.

Encouraging Innovative Thinking

Stand Up for Innovation!

While perhaps not for everyone, I certainly feel more alert, efficient, and innovative since adopting a standing desk.

Spark!Lab

Has 3D Printing Become a Crutch?

My go-to tool in designing and maintaining activities for Spark!Lab is a 3D printer. I've designed and printed over 100 different parts. Is 3D printing a crutch?

Invention Stories

Alexander Calder's "Gwenfritz": Rededicating a Modernist Icon

On Halloween day, a gorgeous 40-foot-tall black specter mysteriously rematerialized at its old haunts on the west lawn of the National Museum of American History.

Places of Invention

Inspiring Bicycle Innovation

Trek has created a bicycle-filled environment where employees always have bicycles on their minds and within sight. It begins even before arriving at work.

Beyond Words

Podcast: Regina Lee Blaszczyk and the Color Revolution

Regina Blaszczyk traces the effects of inventions in colors on American businesses and consumer goods from cars and clothes to butcher shops.

Beyond Words

Podcast: Bess Williamson Traces Universal Design

Historian Bess Williamson describes innovative, accessible design approaches to kitchens and cooking.

Paul Ernest Cox Papers, 1921-1992

Inventor Name Cox, Paul Ernest Repository Iowa State UniversitySpecial Collections Department403 Parks LibraryIowa State UniversityAmes, IA 50011-2140515-294-6672 Physical Description .84 linear feet