But still the design team managed to make the ipod their own. Cook that the companys design processes remained unchanged, vibrant and healthy. Jun 30, 2010 jonathan ive on the design of the iphone 4. Huge score for core77 an interview with jonathan ive regarding the design of the iphone 4.
Jun 16, 2014 that philosophy continues to guide apple, even under its new chief executive, timothy d. In celebration of national ipod day october 23 and the anniversary of its first sale november 10, we surveyed and looked to see how scifi authors predicted and set the course of events for the apple ipod, ipad, earbuds and other similar products. Apple design chief jony ive talks ipad pro design in new. When you think of apple products the imac, ipod, iphone, ipad, airpods, and apple watch spring to mind the guiding hand and conceptual mastermind behind them is jonathan ive alongside his longterm, tight design team. Jonathan ive was instrumental in the ui design of most apple devices. A look at the most memorable products jony ive designed during his time at apple. The best design explicitly acknowledges that you cannot disconnect the form from the material the material informs the form, says ive. It could have been shaped like a banana if wed wanted, said jonathan ive, apples senior vice president of industrial design, when we talked about the first ipod.
Jony ive details apple design process, iphone 6 design. Following the imacs launch, ive was the lead designer for the ipod, iphone, ipad, ipod touch, macbook pro, and macbook air. But it wasnt until 1997, when steve jobs returned to the company he had founded, that ive and his team were. Jony ives design book is much more than an ego trip. In 2012, he was knighted by the order of the british empire. Jony ive is apples chief design officer, and the awardwinning designer of the imac, ipod, iphone, ipad, and. But he bristled when the apple chief took credit for his ideas. In this book will provide all of apples products with full colour photographs and an. A new book on apples enigmatic design genius argues that apple owes its success primarily to being a dream enabler for designers. Sir jonathan, designer of the imac, ipod and iphone, leaves later this year to start a creative firm, lovefrom, with apple as its first client. Since 1996, he has been responsible for leading a design team widely regarded as one of the worlds best.
Feb 22, 2012 found this nice interview with jonathan ive the current senior vp of industrial design at apple. Oct 01, 2014 how apples undertheradar design genius, jonathan ive, has found the way to our hearts. Oct 09, 2014 the full paraphrased text of ive s interview, where he also shares why he chose to be an industrial designer, what he thought was well designed as a kid, how he came to work at apple, and his. Steve jobs, apple cofounder and former ceo, and jony ive, the companys senior vice president of industrial design, famously admired the work of braun designer dieter rams. Jonathan ive and the future of apple the new yorker. Jony ives magical voice for apple marketing youtube. Ive, who had been a design driving force at apple since 1997, was to offer his brilliance to the sleek ipod look and feel, which made such a profound impression that when the device was launched. The braun products that inspired apples iconic designs. You can imagine the hours of brainstorming that went into that inspired title. What matters to jonathan ive, chief design officer at apple.
Pictures have been revealed of the ring made by apples departing design chief jony ive and his frequent collaborator, renowned designer marc. Born jonathan paul ive on february 27, 1967 in chingford, england, he studied industrial design at newcastle polytechnic before joining london design. He is the leading industrial designer and conceptual mind behind the imac, titanium and aluminum powerbook g4, g4 cube, macbook, unibody macbook pro, macbook air, ipod, iphone. Outgoing chief design officer speaks to the ft about his venture, lovefrom. Jony ive removed from apple website as british designer. Apple design book history the apple design book made by jonathan ive, which the companys long standing senior vice president of industrial design. Apples design genius is british to the core apples design guru jonathan ive, who receives a knighthood today for creating products such as the ipad, tells shane. Ive studied art and design at newcastle polytechnic now northumbria university. Jonathan ive, apples legendary chief design officer has announced he is.
As jony ive steps down from apple, we take a look back at his incredible list of industrydefining career highlights, from the the imac, to the ipod, iphone and apple watch. Apple design is a companion book to the exhibition, which also features scholarly commentary and products influenced by apple design. As apples senior vicepresident of industrial design, he is the driving force behind the firms products, from the mac computer to the ipod, iphone. All of the apple products that made jony ive a living. Oct 07, 2011 will apple without steve jobs thrust the lowprofile head designer jonathan ive into a more public role at the company. Sir jonathan paul jony ive, kbe, honfreng, rdi born 27 february 1967 is a. What jony ives years at apple can teach us about creativity and. He is the leading industrial designer and conceptual mind behind the imac, titanium and aluminum powerbook g4, g4 cube, macbook, unibody macbook pro, macbook air, ipod, iphone, and ipad. It gives us a glimpse into his insights to design and shows us how he thinks and focuses on products. Jonathan ive londonborn designer jonathan ive is the senior vice president of industrial design at apple, reporting directly to the ceo. Apples jonathan ive discusses the iphone xs design, price, and how he overcomes challenges for our best inventions of the year list. Jonathan ive says apples designs are inevitable, and his. Jonathan ive is the designer for all of apples products such as imac, iphone, ipod and ipad.
Watching the clip, youll understand why apple seems obsessed. Jonathan ive aka jony ive is apples chief design officer. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Designer of the ipod innovators kidhaven by kris hirschmann isbn. Jonathan jony ive, cbe born february 1967 is an english designer and former chief design officer cdo of apple inc.
The 10 design commandments of apples jony ive computerworld. What jonathan ive has learned not to do in the design. Leander really penned it nicely and it amazed me when they mentioned as it is even possible for them to run apple without jobs but hard without jony ive. May 12, 2009 ipod designer s private nature costs him. The ipod signalled a world in which digital storage would reign, but it did not. May 25, 2017 in the ultimate revenge move, apples chief design officer jony ive today was appointed chancellor of londons royal college of art rca, the school he once rejected attending.
Apple discontinued two of the three remaining products that bear the ipod name. Entrepreneurship recruitment business books business travel. Behind ive, at a distance that suggested selfexile, was steve wozniak, who, in 1976, cofounded apple with jobs, and who was wearing a black steampunk watch the size of an ashtray. Did apples sir jonathan ive help design the lightsaber.
He was also the brainchild behind the design of the original mac, iphone, ipad, as well as the ipod. Could jony ive s promotion at apple actually inch him closer to the exit door. Jul 08, 2018 so jonathan ive is a legendary designer who was responsible for the look of some of the most iconic products like the ipod, iphone, ipad, and imac. Ive, the british designer who oversaw the imac, the ipod, the iphone. Found this nice interview with jonathan ive the current senior vp of industrial design at apple. Designer of the ipod innovators kris hirschmann on. The design of the original ipodlargely, the product of apples industrial design guru, jonathan iveactually borrows many basic conventions. After college, ive started a design consultancy in london, joining apple in 1992.
Designer of the ipod innovators hirschmann, kris on. Ive, who rarely speaks publicly, said in an recent interview for an article about apple under mr. Jony ive and the genius behind apples move to designfirst wired. Cook, says jonathan ive, the companys head of design. This article also notes that the late steve jobs molded the devices shape, feel, and design, no doubt with jonathan ive, the director of apples industrial design group. As jony ive steps down from apple, we take a look back at his incredible list of industrydefining career highlights, from the imac, to the ipod, iphone and apple watch. Ive, the head of apples design group, has been overhauling the companys hardware design with his team since 1997, using a new palette of materials characterized most prominently by translucent polycarbonate plastic. Jonathan ive posted october 3, 2014 updated june 28 winner of the design museums inaugural designer of the year award, 2003, jonathan ive s innovations include the ipod, imac, macbook air, iphone and ipad. Mar 06, 2018 ressence, a young contender in the arena of swiss watchmaking, has an answer to that problem. After two decades of working magic for apple, there is only one lonely book on the market written about him. Jony ive aka sir jonathan ive, who for the last twoplus decades has been the. Jan 05, 2007 ive s whos who entry joins a long list of plaudits. Apples design wizard, jonathan ive, considered jobs a friend. Designer of the ipod innovators library binding july 27, 2007.
These products were largely responsible for steve jobs successful run at apple during the late 90s and early 2000s. Hes the companys chief design oficer and he has been working with, and then at, the company since 1990. Which scifi books inspired the iconic apple ipod, ipad. Jony ive leaving apple after nearly 30 years to start new. Since 1996, he has been responsible for products including the imac, which ultimately led to the design of the ipod. Apple and designer jonathan ive star in german museum exhibit, book. Apples creative guru, jonathan ive, is the man who designs. Apples chief design officer jonathan ive is departing the company, bringing an end to a career of nearly 30 years spent crafting some of technologys most influential products. Jonathan ive, designer of the imac, ipod and iphone, has lost a claim for domain names carrying his name because his name is not a. What jonathan ive has learned not to do in the design process as design officer at apple.
Apples chief design officer jonathan ive is departing the company. We use jonathan ives products to help us to eat, drink and sleep to work, travel, relax, read, listen and watch to shop, chat, date and have sex. Jony ive, iphone designer, announces apple departure financial. Kris hirschmann explores the life and achievements jonathan ive, discussing his childhood, education, career with apple computer, inc. Jony ive, a british designer and a great man behind the design of most of the apple products. Jony ive s design book is much more than an ego trip. The ultimate consequence of ives designs for apple has been the slow ransacking of the physical world.
The ipod, a nowubiquitous cultural artifact, is apples most celebrated industrial design product. Sir jony ive is stepping down as head of apples product design after. Jonathan ive, known as jony, is apples senior vice president of design and the man responsible for turning steve jobs imac, ipod, iphone, and ipad into real, physical objects with just exactly the right feel, in perfectly the right color. Jonathan ive on apples design process and product philosophy. And set against the digital music players then on the market, the ipod was a. Described by apple as a computer for the next millennium, the imac was ives first major contribution at the technology company. Jonathan ive, apple industrial design group ipod 2001 not on view at the time the ipod was born, ive, the head of apples design group, had been overhauling the companys hardware design with his team since 1997, using a new palette of materials characterized most prominently by translucent polycarbonate plastic. The ipod, for all intents and purposes, is dead quartz. Its a complete collection of jony ive introducing all apple products from 2008 to 2017. I first catch sight of jony ive across the apple campus, in a plain dodgerblue tshirt and white. He joined apple in september 1992, where he remained until his announced departure in june 2019.
Jonathan ive, the industrial designer behind iconic products like the macbook, the ipod, the iphone, and the ipad, is named a knight commander of the most. Oct 06, 2017 apples jony ive on creating the iphone. The giant, 300page book is a retrospective of the products developed by ives celebrated industrial design team. He oversees all of the design at apple, from the look and feel of apple hardware to software. Jony ive is retaking control of apples design team after. Sir jonathan ive, or jony ive as absolutely everybody calls him, is leaving apple.
I like this interview for what it tell us about apple and jonathans amazing design methodology. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jony ive, technically apples design chief since 2015, is once again assuming management control of the iphone makers design team after two years in. When you think of apple products the imac, ipod, iphone, ipad, airpods, apple watch ive. For better and worse, we live in jony ives world the new yorker.
Sir jonathan paul jony ive, kbe, honfreng, rdi born 27 february 1967 is a britishamerican industrial, product and architectural designer who was the former chief design officer cdo of apple inc. Apple designer sir jony ive has built a worldclass reputation by consistently. Apple and designer jonathan ive star in german museum. The inside story of how the ipad got its iconic design.
A rare look at apples design genius jony ive vogue. Following tuesdays event, apple design chief jony ive did an interview with the independent, where he shared some thoughts on apples new product lineup and what makes a device appear magical. Jonathan ive is the senior vice president of industrial design at apple inc. The first iphone call steve jobs talking to designer jonathan ive popularly known as the apple design guru or even the armani of app. Londonborn designer jonathan ive is apples senior vice president of design. Ive was the winner of the design museums inaugural designer of the year award in 2002, and won again in 2003. Jonathan ive, in full sir jonathan paul ive, byname jony ive, born february 1967, london, england, british industrial designer and apple inc. Electronics design chain magazine article inside the apple ipod design triumph also extensively details the creation of the ipod.
Could jony ives promotion at apple actually inch him. Ive is known to be unselfish in how he is attributed. Jonathan ive lead designer for apple ipod mac iphone air. Ive was also at the helm of design at apple in 1996, even before steve jobs second stint at the company. Nov 28, 2009 it could have been shaped like a banana if wed wanted, said jonathan ive, apples senior vice president of industrial design, when we talked about the first ipod. Jony ive is removed from apples website as british designer behind the ipod, iphone and ipad officially leaves the company after 27 years.
He is the principal designer of apples imac, powerbook, macbook, macbook pro, ipod, iphone, and ipad. Most reports, including wired article inside look at birth of the ipod, indicate that the basic idea for the ipod and itunes was originally conceived by tony fadell, an independent contractor who shopped the idea around to several companies including apple. I like this interview for what it tell us about apple and jonathan s amazing design methodology. Apple designer jonathan ive, responsible for such innovations as the ipod and ipad, is being what others are saying jony ive plans to start a new creative business venture sometime in however, he also plans to remain involved at apple at some capacity. May 23, 2012 jonathan ive, known as jony, is apples senior vice president of design and the man responsible for turning steve jobs imac, ipod, iphone, and ipad into real, physical objects with just exactly the right feel, in perfectly the right color. At the height of the ipods popularity, ives designs were so. With ios 7 and the iphone 5c, apple signals that the company belongs not just to ceo tim cook, but also to its worldfamous head of design. The 10 design commandments of apples jony ive here are 10 design ideas that make ive and apple tick. Apples iconic products are traced back to jonathan ive s industrial designs that span a generation. In 2003 he won the design museums inaugural designer of the year competition, being named the most influential designer for the imac and ipod. Sheryl garratt recalls her meetings with the briton who designed the ipod. Jony ive leaving apple after nearly 30 years to start new design firm.
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