The book was written by a clearly devout fanboi, but still had a lot of great insight. The genius behind apples greatest products kindle edition. These are my notes from the book, jony ive, the genius behind apples greatest products, by leander kahney. The genius behind apples greatest products, kahney. The genius behind apples greatest products, by leander kahney. The video, therefore, establish the footprint for every other jony ive video to come. Oct 20, 2015 jony ive, anna wintour and andrew bolton discuss apples sponsorship of the met gala and the intersection between technology and fashion. An interesting book covering the life of jony ive and the design issues at apple during ives employment. May 07, 2019 apples chief designer jony ive is set to speak at the dalkey book festival in dublin, ireland on saturday, june 15 at 6. Jony ive speaks on means and methods of designed by apple in. With an allnew keyboard, ultrathin 12inch retina display, force. Design genius jony ive leaves apple, leaving behind. 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. Oct 28, 2016 jony ive talks about putting the apple touch on the macbook pro apples longtime chief design officer gives us his exclusive take on the touch bar he says is just the beginning of a.
Jony ive speaks on means and methods of designed by apple. Jony ive, iphone designer, is leaving apple video dailymotion. 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 ives magical voice for apple marketing youtube. Jony ive by leander kahney official book trailer by simplifilm. Our portfolio simplifilmvideo production agency in. Oct 28, 2016 apples chief design officer jony ive holds more than 5,000 patents and has shaped apples iconic, sleek design aesthetic for all of its devices over the past two decades. The genius behind apples greatest products leander kahney. So this book was available to jony ive born 1967 during his entire career which overlapped almost exactly the wonder years of postmodernism and therein lies a clue. The genius behind apple s greatest products read online. An interesting book covering the life of jony ive and the design issues at apple during ive s employment. Our portfolio simplifilmvideo production agency in austin. Ives work helped reverse apples long decline, overturned entire industries, and created a huge global fan base. The simplifilm portfolio hundreds of projects across dozens of industries.
Design genius jony ive leaves apple, leaving behind crapified. In 1997, steve jobs returned to apple as ceo with the unenviable task of turning around the company he had founded. Jony ive discusses motivation behind new apple design photo book, shows glimpses of apples design studioprototypes benjamin mayo nov. Some claim it as a signal that jony ive is closing a chapter of his career, perhaps to start the next one, at apple or elsewhere. Coinciding with the launch, apple shared a new video of jony ive. With the death of steve jobs in 2011, jony ive has become the most. The designs have not only made apple a hugely valuable company, they ve overturned entire industries, built a loyal fan base, and created a. Find jony ive news articles, video clips and photos, pictures on jony ive and see more latest updates, news, information on jony ive. Just finished reading a book about jony ive, whos the main industrial designer behind most of apples hardware over the past 20 years.
Dec 12, 2016 that the book exists at all, and at the price point it does, has generated just exactly the expected amount of internet angst youd expect. The official iphone 5 video is the first time apple paired jony ives narration with music in this case, a soft, plaintive piano. Great care, time and money has been spent on making it a paean to good, useful design and. Oct 28, 2009 jony ive s magical voice for apple marketing duration. 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. So this book was available to jony ive born 1967 during his entire career which overlapped almost exactly the wonder years of postmodernism and therein lies a. Apples chief design officer jony ive holds more than 5,000 patents and has shaped apples iconic, sleek design aesthetic for all of its devices over the past two decades. Designed by a different fancy person each year, 2016s tree was was thought up by apple impresario jony ive and industrial designer marc newson. Apples chief designer jony ive is set to speak at the dalkey book festival in dublin, ireland on saturday, june 15 at 6. The giant, 300page book is a retrospective of the products developed by ives celebrated industrial design team. But a surprising number of his most striking creations bear a more than passing resemblance to the work of another design. I was halfway through this book when jony ive announced his departure from. It is about our products, their physical nature and how they were made. With an allnew keyboard, ultrathin 12inch retina disp.
Apple macworld 2009 keynote introduction of the 17 unibody macbook pro. Wed still like you to read our blog post about the problems of flat design in software. Promotional video for leander kahneys new book, jony ive. In this 2016 video, apple gave the ivevideo treatment to an unexpected new product. The principles of good product design are laid out admirably in the classic book by donald a. Ive makes an appearance toward the end of appledesign, which details his work on the apple newton a product jobs discontinued and the 20th anniversary mac. With the death of steve jobs in 2011, jony ive has become the most important person at apple. As the project has taken so long we actually had to go back and rephotograph some of earlier products because of how photographic technology had changed and improved. The genius behind apples greatest products kindle edition by kahney, leander. 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. Steve jobs discovered ive in 1997, when he found the scruffy british designer toiling away in a studio surrounded by hundreds of sketches and prototypes. Leanders new book about jony ive and the apple design studio is was published november 14.
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. They may not make sense if you havent read the book yourself, but theyre the notes from the book i want to remember. The best books about apple to read while stuck at home. The genius behind apples greatest products is available from amazon and other good. 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. Apple reportedly seeking to move significantly more production from china to india.
Jony ive on bringing the apple touch to the new macbook pro. Jony ive discusses fragile ideas leading to design of. An easy read, leander makes the whole story easy to access, whether you are. While a growing number of apple users are poking fun at the amount of attention apple has been giving to watch bands over the past year, the bands go a long way in explaining how apple managed to sell 15m apple watches to date. We used the same composition as the launch shot in the 1990s. The genius behind apples greatest products kahney, leander on.
The first image in the book is of the very first imac. Jony ive talks about putting the apple touch on the macbook pro. The genius behind apples greatest products book online at best prices in india on. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The five best times jony ive was a disembodied voice in an. Jony ive talks about putting the apple touch on the macbook pro apples longtime chief design officer gives us his exclusive take on the touch bar he says is just the beginning of a.
Sir jony ive reflects on 20 years of apple design wallpaper. He joined apple in september 1992, where he remained until his announced departure in. Jony ive discusses 20 years of iconic apple designs and. We have an original ipod on a shelf in the office, so were reminded about great design every day. The designs have not only made apple a hugely valuable company, they ve overturned entire industries, built a loyal fan base, and created a globally powerful brand. Nov 17, 20 the book, which went on sale last week, is jony ive. Apples design chief jony ive to speak in dublin with. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jony ive. 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. Ideas are extremely fragile but come from a desire to explore, apple chief design officer jony ive told the cambridge union society on monday, in a lecture after receiving the stephen hawking. 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. Discussing the books 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. The genius behind apples greatest products and millions of other books are available for instant access.
The impending departure of apple chief design officer jony ive signals a new era for the tech giant. My notes from the book jony ive, the genius behind apple. Jony ive discusses 20 years of iconic apple designs and that. It is a book with very few words, writes sir jony ive in the foreword. Nov 15, 2016 this is a comprehensive and objective portrait of apple products produced over the past 20 years.
Apples entry into the wearables space and corresponding deeper relationship with fashion and luxury themes originate with jony. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. It gives an insight into not just jonys life and his work at apple, but also into the design, innovation and production process at apple that have produced their legendary products. Sir jonathan paul jony ive, kbe, honfreng, rdi born 27 february 1967 is a british. Jony ive on bringing the apple touch to the new macbook. As editor and publisher of the blog, kahney has covered. According to business insider, ive dubbed critiques of the campus bizarre, noting it was designed for the companys use, not for the general public. 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. Jonathan ive on example of ios7 talks about harmonious design and true simplicity. 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. Jony ives magical voice for apple marketing duration. That the book exists at all, and at the price point it does, has generated just exactly the expected amount of internet angst youd expect.
Book trailers book trailer the icarus deception book trailer trust me im lying book trailer choose yourself book trailer mastery book trailer food is the solution book trailer duct tape selling book trailer. The inside story of how the ipad got its iconic design. Jony ive, anna wintour and andrew bolton discuss apples sponsorship of the met gala and the intersection between technology and fashion. Jony ive is leaving apple to form independent design. New book explores how jony ive created apples greatest. Book trailer jony ive book trailer dictionary of dangerous ideas book trailer thrive explainer videos. Nov 18, 2016 jony ives design book is much more than an ego trip. Apple shares video for designed by apple in california book. Jony ive is widely hailed as a genius of beautiful, minimalist design. The book covers the last 20 years of apple design, starting at about the time jony ive and steve jobs started working together. It is a quiet and elegant work, a highquality piece of book design, typography and production. Jony ives design book is much more than an ego trip.
Jony ive is leaving apple to form independent design company. The book, which went on sale last week, is jony ive. In face, in an interview at the hirshhorn museum in washington, dc, earlier this week, ive said, we didnt make apple park for. Jonathan ive and the future of apple the new yorker. Heres the fantastic book trailer for leander kahneys new biography of sir jonathan ive. Jony ive speaks on means and methods of designed by apple in california book.
Apples design chief jony ive to speak in dublin with stephen. Jony ive s collaboration with jobs would produce some of the world s most iconic technology products, including the imac, ipod, ipad, and iphone. Jony m is a singer songwriter and producer at jony studios. Its a complete collection of jony ive introducing all apple products from 2008 to 2017. To create the new macbook, every fundamental element of the notebook had to be completely reimagined. Jonathan ive explaining the unibodydesign of macbook, macbook pro and macbook air. The genius behind apples greatest products youtube.
Nov 06, 20 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. An indepth profile of apples chief designer reveals that the apple watch is close to ives heart. The designs have not only made apple a hugely valuable company, theyve overturned entire. Jony ive talks about putting the apple touch on the. New book explores how jony ive created apples greatest products. Jony is a singular figure in the design world and his role in apples revival cannot be overstated, from 1998s groundbreaking imac to the iphone and the unprecedented ambition of apple park, where recently he has been putting so much of his energy and care, said tim cook, apples ceo, in a statement released by the tech giant. Sir jony ive reflects on the nature of objects, the fragility of ideas, and 20 years of apple design.
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