Based on interviews with jony ives former colleagues and kahneys own familiarity with the world of apple, this book gives insight into how jony ive now senior vice president of design has redefined the ways in which we work, entertain, and communicate with one another. From first call on an iphone to the new mac pro heres a compilation of apples promotional material featuring jony ive that will help you stroll down apples design memory lane. However, after listening for the first 2 hours, the book comes across as more of a eulogy than an adjective reflection of his life. Jony ive by leander kahney overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Promotional video for leander kahneys new book, jony ive. Ive penned a book designed by apple california 2016. Actually, he has become the highest paid designer in the world. Jony ive discusses 20 years of iconic apple designs and. Nov 30, 20 jony ive is widely hailed as a genius of beautiful, minimalist design. He joined apple in september 1992, where he remained until his announced departure in. New biography of jony ive sheds light on apples design.
We have an original ipod on a shelf in the office, so were reminded about great design every day. Apple has posted a couple of new videos on its website. Jony ives collaboration with jobs would produce some of the worlds most iconic technology products, including the imac, ipod, ipad, and iphone. But a surprising number of his most striking creations bear a more than passing resemblance to. July 30, 2012 the duchess of cambridge talks to designer sir jonathan ive, the senior vice president of industrial design at apple, at the uks creative industries reception at the royal academy of arts in london. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cult of mac created a video with a 3d model of the industrial design studio based on details from leander kahneys book, jony ive. The genius behind apples greatest products kindle edition by kahney, leander. Leander kahneys fourth book with an apple theme is called jony ive the genius behind apples greatest products, and is, as the. Jony ive is apples chief design officer, and the awardwinning designer of the imac, ipod, iphone, ipad, and. Heres the fantastic book trailer for leander kahneys new biography of sir jonathan ive. Apple designer jonathan ive talks about steve jobs and new. Following the article about the book written by chris lefteri, manufacturing techniques for product design, i would like to precise an essential notion that any aspiring designer needs to know. Jony ive born february 27, 1967 is an americanbritish industrial designer, entrepreneur, businessman, and tycoon from chingford, london.
Jony ive discusses motivation behind new apple design. Jony ives magical voice for apple marketing youtube. Find jony ive news articles, video clips and photos, pictures on jony ive and see more latest updates, news, information on jony ive. Jony ive is an english designer and senior vice president of design at apple inc, who is like an heart of apple and the main reason for its successful business. The best books about apple to read while stuck at home. In this essay adapted from his new book, founding co. The book traces jony ives life from his childhood in the uk through his meteoric rise up apples executive ranks. Before walter isaacson released his biography called steve jobs, the most famous biography on steve jobs was inside steves brain by leander kahney. Bestselling author leander kahney introduces his new book, jony ive. Oct 28, 2014 jony ives collaboration with jobs would produce some of the worlds most iconic technology products, including the imac, ipod, ipad, and iphone. Ive sat down for an interview with the new yorker editor david remnick to answer some questions. Jony ive is widely hailed as a genius of beautiful, minimalist design. Jony ive has a love for fast cars, but in the early 2000s, that hobby almost killed him after a string of early successes as apples design chief, ive bought an aston martin db9, only to get.
I have not kept up on apple design over the years but have read a number of articles along the way, so i found that most of the topics and discussion in this book about apple products were familiar. The book chronicles the design prodigys upbringing in the u. This is how jonathan ive bring for the first time read more. Why jony ive is apples design genius smithsonian magazine. The bestselling author of inside steves brain profiles apples legendary chief designer, jonathan ive jony ives designs have not only made apple one of the most valuable companies in the world. From apple history, through the likes of steve jobs and jony ive, and on to specifics insight about design, marketing, and the mac, here are the absolute best books to read while youre stuck at home. Jony ive the genius behind apples greatest products ebook, ibooks and printed edition going to be available soon and you can preorder your copy now.
Discussing the book s launch, chief design office jony ive sat down with tony chambers of to explain why the iphone maker set out to publish this book in the first place. Apple macbook video interview with apple design team. The giant, 300page book is a retrospective of the products developed by ives celebrated industrial design team. Based on interviews with jony ive s former colleagues and kahneys own familiarity with the world of apple, this book gives insight into how jony ive now senior vice president of design has redefined the ways in which we work, entertain, and communicate with one another. Oct 06, 2017 apple design chief jony ive spoke this afternoon at techfest 2017, an event held in new york city. Sep 19, 20 while the affable and wellcoiffed federighi, 44, often bounds onstage like a gameshow host at apple developer and media presentations, the privacyloving ive appears only in polished videos. If youve ever watch an apple commercial, then youll probably understand the humor this is my impersonation of jony ive senior vice president design. An interesting book covering the life of jony ive and the design issues at apple during ives employment. He joined apple in 1992 and worked on the second generation newton messagepad. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jony ive. He says the book highlights how ideas are unpredictable and the photos captures points in time of incredible transitions and shocking change. Coinciding with the launch, apple shared a new video of jony ive discussing the book.
Here are jony ives most important and indulgent apple. But a surprising number of his most striking creations bear a more than passing resemblance to the work of another design. While the affable and wellcoiffed federighi, 44, often bounds onstage like a gameshow host at apple developer and media presentations, the privacyloving ive appears only in polished videos. Oct 01, 2014 how apples undertheradar design genius, jonathan ive, has found the way to our hearts. The genius behind apples greatest products, kahney. He joined apple in september 1992, where he remained until his departure in november 2019. Jony ives design book is much more than an ego trip. 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. Jun 27, 2019 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 biography, age, wife, family, net worth, height. The first one is an introduction video to ios 7, featuring apples svp of design, jony ive talking about the redesigned user interface and new features.
Jony ive talks design, steve jobs, future tech and more on. A rare look at apples design genius jony ive vogue. Jony ive, apples chief design officer, discussed the photo book with and japanese design firm casa brutus. Its a complete collection of jony ive introducing all apple products from 2008 to 2017. Jony ive goes inside apples design lab in new video. Jony ive by leander kahney official book trailer by simplifilm. The book could do better at communicating jony s special ingredient. Jony joined the world famous mobile company in 1992. Born jonathan paul ive on february 27, 1967 in chingford, england, he studied industrial design at newcastle polytechnic before joining london design firm, tangerine. Just saying jony was a genius and hard working is not enough to distinguish him from other artists. Apples chief design officer jony ive will join actor and comedian stephen fry this june for a rare public speaking engagement at the dalkey book festival in dublin, ireland. Now, he planned to step down from his cod post in the organization.
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. Sir jonathan paul jony ive, kbe, honfreng, rdi born 27 february 1967 is a british industrial, product and architectural designer and former chief design officer cdo of. To promote his new design book, jony ive has made a video giving a very rare peek inside apples ultrasecretive design studio the video is only the second one that i know of that shows the. Jony ive, apples chief design officer and arguably the biggest influence on. But for someone who has changed the world as much as he has, little is widely known about apples senior vice president of industrial design. Jony ive, apples chief design officer and arguably the biggest influence on the look and feel of the companys products for nearly three decades, is leaving. Preorder jonathan ive book, get sneak peek at secret video. Ives work helped reverse apples long decline, overturned entire industries, and created a huge global fan base. Jonathan ive, in full sir jonathan paul ive, byname jony ive, born february 1967, london, england, british industrial designer and apple inc.
Watch the new yorker festival jony ive on the authentic pursuit of. Jony ive talks design, creativity, and steve jobs in interview with naomi campbell. He says the book highlights how ideas are unpredictable and the photos captures. Apple shares video for designed by apple in california book. It includes the most detailed account to date of the development of the imac. Nov 05, 20 the book traces jony ives life from his childhood in the uk through his meteoric rise up apples executive ranks. It was the third book in a series of books about apple, it was an unofficial biography, but was still worth the read.
The genius behind apples greatest products tells the riveting story of a creative genius, from his early interest in industrial design to his meteoric rise, as well as the principles and practices that led ive to become the designer of his generation. Jony ive and what made apple, apple mac oclock medium. An interesting book covering the life of jony ive and the design issues at apple during ive s employment. The genius behind apples greatest products audible. The genius behind apples greatest products youtube. Jonathan jony ive fan page is with catherine middleton at royal academy of the arts. Jonathan ive senior vice president design dan ricco vice president product design bob mansfield senior vice president mac hardware apple new macbook video 20081015a 848x480. In the first book to focus on ive, leander kahney offers a rigorous and systematic examination of a remarkably creative career and provides insight into the principles underlying ive s success. Jony ives designs have not only made apple one of the most valuable companies in the world. Looking back on this video, released in 2016 and pegged to a hardcover book on the companys history titled designed by apple in california, its clear it provided ive a rather succinct. How apples undertheradar design genius, jonathan ive, has found the way to our hearts. Cult of mac editorpublisher leander kahney provides some interesting details about what makes a. Jony ive talks design, creativity, and steve jobs in. Ive studied art and design at newcastle polytechnic now northumbria university.
In fact, he also served as the chief design officer cod at apple. In an exclusive interview with a japanese design website, jony ive discusses the motivation behind making the book. Designed by apple in california begins with the 1998 imac that jumpstarted apples turnaround, and it ends. Sheds new light on technologys mostwatched design team observer a real. Having covered apple as an editor since the 1990s and interviewed ive on numerous occasions, kahney offers a unique perspective on how this man designs. The casa brutus interview is accompanied by a rare video which offers a unique glimpse into apples secretive industrial design studio, showing designers at work creating prototypes of macs, iphones and other items. Nov 14, 20 overall, kahneys book does a solid job of pulling together various tidbits of information, anecdotes, and quotes from ive himself to highlight ive s life, career and outlook on design. Jony ive s designs have not only made apple one of the most valuable companies in the world. Ive has also done an interview with brutus in japanese here.
You can see ive talking about the book in the video above, hosted by japanese mens magazine brutus. It was this intrigue that made me pick up leander kahneys jony ive. Preorder jonathan ive book, get sneak peek at secret. Dec 18, 2008 jonathan ive senior vice president design dan ricco vice president product design bob mansfield senior vice president mac hardware apple new macbook video 20081015a 848x480. Apple is releasing a pricey book, titled designed by apple in california, in which it chronicles many iconically designed products its churned out over the span of past 20 years.
The genius behind apples greatest products in 1997, steve jobs discovered a scruffy british designer toiling away at apples headquarters, surrounded by hundreds of sketches and. Sir jonathan paul jony ive, kbe, honfreng, rdi born 27 february 1967 is a british industrial, product and architectural designer who is the former chief design officer cdo of apple inc. Apple macbook video interview with apple design team youtube. Designed by apple in california begins with the 1998 imac that. I first catch sight of jony ive across the apple campus, in a plain dodgerblue tshirt and white.
Nov 04, 2012 if youve ever watch an apple commercial, then youll probably understand the humor this is my impersonation of jony ive senior vice president design. Apple design chief jony ive spoke this afternoon at techfest 2017, an event held in new york city. 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. Jun 27, 2019 jony ive, apples chief design officer and arguably the biggest influence on the look and feel of the companys products for nearly three decades, is leaving. Leander kahneys fourth book with an apple theme is called jony ive the genius behind apples greatest products, and is, as the title suggests, an unofficial biography from 20 on apples famous designer sir jonathan ive. Nov 15, 2016 in an exclusive interview with a japanese design website, jony ive discusses the motivation behind making the book. Wed still like you to read our blog post about the problems of flat design in software. The second one is an ad for apples designed by apple campaign, that was also shown during the wwdc keynote earlier today. Author leander kahney gives us an intimate look at how the legendary designer. An adulating biography of apples leftbrained wunderkind, whose work continues to revolutionize modern technology.
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