Hartmut Esslinger

[3] The original Apple IIc was acquired by the Whitney Museum of Art in New York and Time voted it Design of the Year.

Other major client engagements include Lufthansa's global design and brand strategy, SAP's corporate identity and software user interface, Microsoft Windows branding and user interface design, Siemens, NEC, Olympus, HP, Motorola and General Electric.

In December 1990 Esslinger was featured on the cover of BusinessWeek, the only living designer thus honored since Raymond Loewy in 1934.

In 1996, Esslinger was awarded an honorary doctorate of Fine Arts by the Parsons School of Design, New York City.

In 2009 Esslinger published A Fine Line in which he explores business solutions that are environmentally sustainable and contribute to an enduring global economy.

Apple IIc, the design of which was based on the Snow White design language developed by Esslinger and his team at frog
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