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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,319 posts)
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 10:08 AM Jun 2019

Apple's chief design officer, Jony Ive, is leaving the company

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Apple’s chief design officer, Jony Ive, is leaving the company
PUBLISHED THU, JUN 27 2019 • 4:51 PM EDT| UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

Kif Leswing
@KIFLESWING

KEY POINTS
• Apple’s chief design officer, Jony Ive, is leaving the company, Apple announces Thursday.
• Ive is considered one of the most important people at Apple, responsible for the industrial design and the look and feel of all major Apple products, including the iPhone and the Mac.
• Apple stock drops 1% on the news.

Apple’s chief design officer Jony Ive to leave the company
Jony Ive, Apple’s chief design officer, is leaving the company, Apple announced on Thursday. ... Apple stock dropped 1% on the news in after-hours trading.

Ive is considered one of the most important people at Apple, responsible for the industrial design and the look and feel of all major Apple products, including the iPhone and the Mac. He had worked at Apple for more than 20 years.

He is going to start his own design business, called LoveFrom, along with longtime friend and fellow designer Marc Newson, according to a Financial Times report. Apple will be a client, Apple said.

“While I will not be an employee, I will still be very involved — I hope for many, many years to come. This just seems like a natural and gentle time to make this change,” Ive told the Financial Times.
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Apple's chief design officer, Jony Ive, is leaving the company (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 OP
Ive's accomplishments are historic IMO ... up there with the best: Auggie Jun 2019 #1
The crazy one: 10 wild, bold, and daring Apple designs only Jony Ive could dream up mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #2
Cool. Thanks for sharing. Auggie Jun 2019 #3

Auggie

(31,133 posts)
1. Ive's accomplishments are historic IMO ... up there with the best:
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 12:32 PM
Jun 2019

Harley Earl, Raymond Lowey, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen ... Jony Ive.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,319 posts)
2. The crazy one: 10 wild, bold, and daring Apple designs only Jony Ive could dream up
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 12:44 PM
Jun 2019
The crazy one: 10 wild, bold, and daring Apple designs only Jony Ive could dream up
In Jony we trust (except when it comes to mice).

Michael Simon By Michael Simon
Staff Writer, Macworld | JUNE 28, 2019 04:00 AM PT

On the other hand:

Business
Time Was Up for Jony Ive and Apple's Cult of Design
The iPhone maker needs to move beyond its hardware obsession as technology evolves and becomes embedded in everything.

By Shira Ovide
June 28, 2019, 1:14 AM EDT
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