Overview
- Macworld is rolling out a five-part feature that names 50 people who helped build Apple in honor of the company’s 50th anniversary.
- The opening installment previews 10 lesser-known candidates and says that five of them made the final list.
- The preview highlights Douglas Engelbart, whose mouse and early hypertext and interface work informed the Lisa and original Macintosh.
- It also points to Rob Janoff, who designed Apple’s enduring logo, and John Knoll, who co-created Photoshop when it first shipped on the Mac.
- The series elevates internal shapers such as Joy Mountford’s Human Interface Group and engineer Burrell Smith to show how behind-the-scenes design and engineering choices shaped Apple’s products.