A brief history of computer icons

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As with great works of art, you must look into the past to appreciate the future.

With roots as far back as the 1970′s, the humble icon has come a long way.

[Here] is a collection of icons though history.

Although there have been many other operating systems in the time between 1981 and 2010, I’ve handpicked the ones of the most significance to modern icon design.

These designs show just a small fraction of the icons in the many and varied User Interfaces throughout the years.

To learn more about the history of User Interface Design you can find a comprehensive article on the subject on Wikipedia.

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[via Nuclear Toast]