The ipod, for all intents and purposes, is dead quartz. 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. 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. Jony ive removed from apple website as british designer. 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. But still the design team managed to make the ipod their own. The first iphone call steve jobs talking to designer jonathan ive popularly known as the apple design guru or even the armani of app. Mar 06, 2018 ressence, a young contender in the arena of swiss watchmaking, has an answer to that problem. 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. Jony ives design book is much more than an ego trip.
The inside story of how the ipad got its iconic design. Jony ive, iphone designer, announces apple departure financial. 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. Jonathan ive and the future of apple the new yorker. 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. Apple design is a companion book to the exhibition, which also features scholarly commentary and products influenced by apple design. Electronics design chain magazine article inside the apple ipod design triumph also extensively details the creation of the ipod. Its a complete collection of jony ive introducing all apple products from 2008 to 2017. Kris hirschmann explores the life and achievements jonathan ive, discussing his childhood, education, career with apple computer, inc. Did apples sir jonathan ive help design the lightsaber. For better and worse, we live in jony ives world the new yorker. The giant, 300page book is a retrospective of the products developed by ives celebrated industrial design team.
Apples creative guru, jonathan ive, is the man who designs. Which scifi books inspired the iconic apple ipod, ipad. 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. Oct 07, 2011 will apple without steve jobs thrust the lowprofile head designer jonathan ive into a more public role at the company. The braun products that inspired apples iconic designs. 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. Jonathan ive, in full sir jonathan paul ive, byname jony ive, born february 1967, london, england, british industrial designer and apple inc. He is the principal designer of apples imac, powerbook, macbook, macbook pro, ipod, iphone, and ipad. Jonathan ive on apples design process and product philosophy. 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. Ive is known to be unselfish in how he is attributed.
The 10 design commandments of apples jony ive here are 10 design ideas that make ive and apple tick. Jony ive and the genius behind apples move to designfirst wired. The design of the original ipodlargely, the product of apples industrial design guru, jonathan iveactually borrows many basic conventions. Since 1996, he has been responsible for leading a design team widely regarded as one of the worlds best. Ive studied art and design at newcastle polytechnic now northumbria university. Following the imacs launch, ive was the lead designer for the ipod, iphone, ipad, ipod touch, macbook pro, and macbook air. A new book on apples enigmatic design genius argues that apple owes its success primarily to being a dream enabler for designers. Feb 22, 2012 found this nice interview with jonathan ive the current senior vp of industrial design at apple. Jonathan ive londonborn designer jonathan ive is the senior vice president of industrial design at apple, reporting directly to the ceo. 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. 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. Apple and designer jonathan ive star in german museum. In 2003 he won the design museums inaugural designer of the year competition, being named the most influential designer for the imac and ipod.
Jan 05, 2007 ive s whos who entry joins a long list of plaudits. 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. The ultimate consequence of ives designs for apple has been the slow ransacking of the physical world. In 2012, he was knighted by the order of the british empire. After college, ive started a design consultancy in london, joining apple in 1992. Oct 01, 2014 how apples undertheradar design genius, jonathan ive, has found the way to our hearts. 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. What matters to jonathan ive, chief design officer at apple. Outgoing chief design officer speaks to the ft about his venture, lovefrom. He joined apple in september 1992, where he remained until his announced departure in june 2019.
You can imagine the hours of brainstorming that went into that inspired title. Jony ive, technically apples design chief since 2015, is once again assuming management control of the iphone makers design team after two years in. 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. Jonathan jony ive, cbe born february 1967 is an english designer and former chief design officer cdo of apple inc. The best design explicitly acknowledges that you cannot disconnect the form from the material the material informs the form, says ive. Born jonathan paul ive on february 27, 1967 in chingford, england, he studied industrial design at newcastle polytechnic before joining london design. 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. A rare look at apples design genius jony ive vogue. Ive was also at the helm of design at apple in 1996, even before steve jobs second stint at the company. May 12, 2009 ipod designer s private nature costs him.
Jul 27, 2017 the ipod, for all intents and purposes, is dead. 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. 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. Apple designer sir jony ive has built a worldclass reputation by consistently. 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. Jonathan ive aka jony ive is apples chief design officer. Jun 16, 2014 that philosophy continues to guide apple, even under its new chief executive, timothy d. The ipod, a nowubiquitous cultural artifact, is apples most celebrated industrial design product. After two decades of working magic for apple, there is only one lonely book on the market written about him. All of the apple products that made jony ive a living. Jony ive is retaking control of apples design team after. Jonathan ive is the senior vice president of industrial design at apple inc.
Jony ive details apple design process, iphone 6 design. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. A previous era of industrial design resulted in the proliferation of objects, from paper to books to records. Jonathan ive was instrumental in the ui design of most apple devices. But he bristled when the apple chief took credit for his ideas. What jonathan ive has learned not to do in the design. Pictures have been revealed of the ring made by apples departing design chief jony ive and his frequent collaborator, renowned designer marc. I like this interview for what it tell us about apple and jonathans amazing design methodology. What jonathan ive has learned not to do in the design process as design officer at apple. Ive, the british designer who oversaw the imac, the ipod, the iphone. And set against the digital music players then on the market, the ipod was a. Jonathan ive lead designer for apple ipod mac iphone air.
Apple discontinued two of the three remaining products that bear the ipod name. As apples senior vicepresident of industrial design, he is the driving force behind the firms products, from the mac computer to the ipod, iphone. It gives us a glimpse into his insights to design and shows us how he thinks and focuses on products. Apples jonathan ive discusses the iphone xs design, price, and how he overcomes challenges for our best inventions of the year list. What jony ives years at apple can teach us about creativity and.
Watching the clip, youll understand why apple seems obsessed. I like this interview for what it tell us about apple and jonathan s amazing design methodology. Apples iconic products are traced back to jonathan ive s industrial designs that span a generation. The ipod signalled a world in which digital storage would reign, but it did not. When you think of apple products the imac, ipod, iphone, ipad, airpods, apple watch ive. Sir jony ive is stepping down as head of apples product design after.
Designer of the ipod innovators hirschmann, kris on. 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. He was also the brainchild behind the design of the original mac, iphone, ipad, as well as the ipod. 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. In this book will provide all of apples products with full colour photographs and an. Entrepreneurship recruitment business books business travel. Apples chief design officer jonathan ive is departing the company. Jony ives magical voice for apple marketing youtube. I first catch sight of jony ive across the apple campus, in a plain dodgerblue tshirt and white. Designer of the ipod innovators kidhaven by kris hirschmann isbn. Londonborn designer jonathan ive is apples senior vice president of design.
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 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. Cook that the companys design processes remained unchanged, vibrant and healthy. Found this nice interview with jonathan ive the current senior vp of industrial design at apple. 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. Could jony ive s promotion at apple actually inch him closer to the exit door. A look at the most memorable products jony ive designed during his time at apple. Huge score for core77 an interview with jonathan ive regarding the design of the iphone 4. Ive, then a star design student at newcastle polytechnic in the north of england, had won.
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. Oct 11, 2019 jony ive and marc newsons alldiamond ring revealed. The 10 design commandments of apples jony ive computerworld. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Could jony ives promotion at apple actually inch him. Jonathan ive was born in chingford, london in the year 1967. These products were largely responsible for steve jobs successful run at apple during the late 90s and early 2000s. 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. He oversees all of the design at apple, from the look and feel of apple hardware to software. Ive, who rarely speaks publicly, said in an recent interview for an article about apple under mr. Apple design book history the apple design book made by jonathan ive, which the companys long standing senior vice president of industrial design. Jonathan ive is the designer for all of apples products such as imac, iphone, ipod and ipad. 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. But it wasnt until 1997, when steve jobs returned to the company he had founded, that ive and his team were. Jonathan ive says apples designs are inevitable, and his. Jun 30, 2010 jonathan ive on the design of the iphone 4. Jony ive leaving apple after nearly 30 years to start new. Hes the companys chief design oficer and he has been working with, and then at, the company since 1990. 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 and designer jonathan ive star in german museum exhibit, book. 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. 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. 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.
Designer of the ipod innovators kris hirschmann on. Apple design chief jony ive talks ipad pro design in new. Sir jonathan paul jony ive, kbe, honfreng, rdi born 27 february 1967 is a. Since 1996, he has been responsible for products including the imac, which ultimately led to the design of the ipod. Jony ive is apples chief design officer, and the awardwinning designer of the imac, ipod, iphone, ipad, and. 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. Described by apple as a computer for the next millennium, the imac was ives first major contribution at the technology company. Jony ive s design book is much more than an ego trip. Senior vice president, design at apple the winner of the design museums inaugural designer of the year award in 2003 was jonathan ive 1967, senior vicepresident of design at apple whose innovations include the ipod, imac, iphone and ipad. Cook, says jonathan ive, the companys head of design. Jony ive, a british designer and a great man behind the design of most of the apple products. 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.
Apples design wizard, jonathan ive, considered jobs a friend. Ive had joined apple in 1992, a period of decline for the company when jobs was in exile. 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. Oct 06, 2017 apples jony ive on creating the iphone.
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