Aug 14, 2026

Susan Kare: How I Designed the Original Apple Mac Icons

Susan Kare, the legendary designer behind the original Macintosh's iconic visual language, shares her journey from art history to computing. She discusses the creation of typefaces like Chicago and memorable icons such as the Happy Mac and the Command key symbol. Drawing lessons from Steve Jobs, Paul Rand, and others, Kare highlights key design principles: focusing on meaning and memorability, embracing technical constraints, iterating constantly, and using just enough detail to ensure instant clarity and universal appeal in human-computer interaction.

Aug 04, 2026

The Constraint Your LLM Will Quietly Ignore (with Gurobi's Jerry Yurchisin)

Jerry Yurchisin from Gurobi Optimization explains mathematical optimization as an AI technology where constraints are hard guarantees, unlike LLMs which may ignore critical constraints. He outlines the three core building blocks of any optimization model: decision variables, constraints, and an objective function. The discussion highlights where optimization fits in the agentic AI era, with agents framing problems and generating code, then handing off to solvers like Gurobi via MCP servers. Jerry also covers advancements in non-linear solving, strategies for pitching optimization to stakeholders, and diverse case studies including energy grids, retirement planning, and USA Cycling's Paris 2024 gold medal.