The 1984 MacIntosh Computer
and Graphic Design

The original software of the 1985 Macintosh

By Apple

MacPaint was a raster graphics software package that allowed the user to create freeform graphics with varying line weights and style, solid and patterned fills, and a variety of outlined or solid shapes. Graphics created in MacPaint could be used by other programs including MacWrite.The user could select a portion of the graphic and the "marching ants" selection border would appear much as it still does today.

MacWrite was a text editor which used a toolbar for selecting paragraph formatting options, font and style menus and a ruler to design tabs, margins and indents.

MacDraw was a vector drawing program meant to replace a drafting table for creating technical drawings, maps and graphs.
A  background grid was provided and shapes could be resized and combined.

There were some actions that were common to all of the programs such as "cut and paste" from a "clipboard". These programs allowed the graphic designer to find ways to create the documents and artwork needed to produce posters, brochures, annual reports, maps and diagrams. They could save verisons to make revisions and variations on their designs.



Engelbart saw the computer as an "augmenting" tool. He used "augmentation" as the opposite concept of "automation" and meant to empower the user.

History of GUI

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

MacPaint

MacWrite

MacDraw