Modern society relies heavily on the capabilities of computers, information processing and information technology. Thus, since access to information is mainly through digital means and media, the way in which information is organized and presented is crucial. Because this need for quick access and easy arrangement arose, software companies began working on various graphical user interfaces (or GUI for short). Dictionaries define a graphical interface as a way of organizing information on a computer screen that is easy to understand, through the use of icons, menus and a mouse, not just text. The introduction of such software has enabled human-machine interaction on an elaborate visual level and taken computing to a whole new level of experience. The first GUI began to emerge in the early 1980s, and over the past three decades it has completely dominated the way human-machine communication occurs. It is recognized that the first company to use a graphical user interface suitable for home use was Apple. In 1984, they released a computer using boxes and taskbars, as well as a pointing device, known as a mouse. Following this event, other companies began releasing GUI-based operating systems, and eventually, in 1995, Microsoft introduced Windows 95, which quickly became a dominant power in the market and, with its later versions, led Microsoft to become the IT giant of the 20th. century. Since its emergence, the GUI has greatly influenced the computer-centric society and the role that computing and digital devices play in its growth, and several arguments support this. First of all, abstract thinking is not intuitive and can be difficult for some people. Even these days it's hard to imagine shopping online without just clicking the 'Buy' button...... middle of paper ......presented with all these facts it is clearly visible that graphical user interfaces have played a major role in the development of modern society and its relationship with computing and computing. The introduction of the GUI in the early 1980s actually made computers and digital devices more accessible to people, often without any computer skills, and revolutionized the way media and information work today today. The GUI has further made abstract information technology more user-friendly for a regular user, by allowing the user to customize the working environment and, therefore, has made computers an integral part of our style of life, our work and our leisure time. Finally, because the graphical interface is inseparable from the most common computer work environments, it has become an element of our compulsory education, which only concretizes its role as both facilitator and initiator of social changes and life..