Susan Kare Pixel Icon Design Worksheet
Free with a Learnmix account
Help pupils understand how early user-interface graphics shaped personal computing with this Susan Kare pixel icon worksheet. It brings together clear explanations of pixels, bitmaps and interface metaphors, key historical points, a labelled vocabulary list, a pixel-grid drawing activity, an extended writing question and a short quiz in one easy-to-use resource. Ideal for classroom activities, developing pixel-art and design skills, practising exam-style answering and supporting topic displays.
About this resource
Help pupils understand how early user-interface graphics shaped personal computing with this Susan Kare pixel icon worksheet. It brings together clear explanations of pixels, bitmaps and interface metaphors, key historical points, a labelled vocabulary list, a pixel-grid drawing activity, an extended writing question and a short quiz in one easy-to-use resource. Ideal for classroom activities, developing pixel-art and design skills, practising exam-style answering and supporting topic displays.
How to use it in class
- Use it for independent practice once the idea has been modelled
- Set it as homework or a cover lesson — it works without you there
- Go through the answers together to spot and fix misconceptions
You may also like
Try Learnmix Pro free for two weeks.
Free for 2 weeks, then £8.99 a month · cancel any time
- 1,000+ resources designed by the Learnmix team
- Every future release included
- Edit any Pro resource in the Learnmix Studio
- Premium elements, icons and backgrounds
- AI tools without a credit counter
- Save your designs and finish them later
Made something great? Keep 70% when it sells.
- No transaction fees, unlike other marketplaces
- Earn on every printed copy too — £1.50 per A1, £1 per A2 or A3, £2 per 100 postcards
- We make the product pictures and handle printing and delivery
- Marketed to teachers worldwide through our social channels
- Your work stays yours, with copyright protected by Learnmix Ltd
Teachers' notes
How other teachers have used it, their suggestions and questions.