Jonathan ive, in full sir jonathan paul ive, byname jony ive, born february 1967, london, england, british industrial designer and apple inc. Sheds new light on technologys mostwatched design team observer a real. This book is a great read from the opening paragraph to the last. A conversation with leander kahney, author of jony ive. Jony ive is leaving apple after more than two decades in which his. After some initial chapters about ives beginnings, kahney narrates the story of how. Its a really nice book, the first chapters captivate me with a lot. Following several years of designing apple products. Kahney ends his chapter on the iphones development right after jobss onstage demo.
Apple design chief jony ive told the new yorker of the book, my regard couldnt be any lower. Inside steves brain, another new york times bestseller about steve jobs. 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. However, after listening for the first 2 hours, the book comes across as more of a eulogy than an adjective reflection of his life. The british native became an american natural before he was knighted for his services to design and enterprise in 2012, but he didnt relinquish his british citizenship. He was invited to join the royal college of art in may 2017 as its headofcollege, serving a fixed fiveyear term until may 2022.
The first biography of apples ceo, tim cook a rich narrative with chapters covering values and apples progress under cook wall street journal in 2011, tim cook took on an impossible task following in the footsteps of one of historys greatest business visio. In 2003, jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. As usual, the team assembled around the studios kitchen. Jony ive biography, age, wife, family, net worth, height. In 1997, steve jobs returned to apple as ceo with the unenviable task of turning around the company he had founded. Longtime apple chief design officer jony ive has disappeared from apples leadership page, cementing the companys announcement earlier this year that he would be leaving apple to start his own design business, lovefrom. Jony joined the world famous mobile company in 1992. Kahney found a similar niche by being the first to write a book on jony ive. Jonathan ive is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. 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. 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 apple inc. The origins of a genius, who is also a really nice guy by leander kahney 12. I dont usually find books about apple to be quotable. His ideas and beliefs on the interaction which occurs at that intersection are not only insightful, but border on the prophetic.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. After a journalists alleged murder, top tech execs are distancing themselves from saudi arabias city of the future. One of usa todays best business books of 2008now updated with a new chapter its hard to believe that one man revolutionized computers in the 1970s and 80s with the apple ii and the mac, animated movies in the 1990s with pixar, and. The genius behind apples greatest products, a new york times bestseller. Jony ive is a rare genius who understands the intersection of humanity and technology like few others.
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. We use jonathan ive s products to help us to eat, drink and sleep, to work, travel, relax, read, listen and watch, to shop, chat, date and have sex. The book mostly follows ives career with chapters covering most significant episodes. Business trends and insights from american express delivers insights and inspiration to help you run, grow and expand your business. One morning in late 2003, just before the launch of the ipod mini, jony ive and his team gathered for a biweekly brainstorming meeting. These are the books about apple, steve jobs, and jony ive that have stood the test of time. After a journalists alleged murder, top tech execs are. 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.
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. Jony ive s designs have not only made apple the most valuable company in the world, theyve overtu. Jony ive by leander kahney overdrive rakuten overdrive. Apple no longer speaks with jony ive s voice despite stepping down as apples vp of design to launch his own design studio, jony ive did show up to the iphone event today. Apple design officer jony ive gone from leadership page. List of awards and nominations received by jony ive. Ive s work helped reverse apples long decline, overturned entire industries, and created a huge global fan base. Jony ive apples chief design officer is the lists first proper sir. Explore to learn trends in business and get valuable insights.
Ive, a british industrial designer, has some radical ideas about the future of computing and little good to say about todays machines. Saudi arabia has courted silicon valley and other business leaders, but the recent alleged murder of a dissident journalist is putting a harsh spotlight on those relationships. Jony ive discusses 20 years of iconic apple designs and. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in product design of any type, as it covers a few decades of design thought in britian and the u. The book could do better at communicating jony s special ingredient. Jonathan ive speakers bureau and booking agent info. In the new book jony ive, leander kahney, the author of several books about apple, took on the challenge of analyzing apple through the lens of mr. Steve jobs is the authorized selftitled biography of steve jobs. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Leander kahney is the editor and publisher of cult of, and bestselling author of five books about technology culture. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jony ive. As he did not want to have an operation, jobs attempted to cure it.
With the death of steve jobs in 2011, jony ive has become the most important. Jonathan ive generally travels from cupertino, ca, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other. 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. Americans who have been knighted by the british monarch. Jony ive s collaboration with jobs would produce some of the worlds most iconic technology products, including the imac, ipod, ipad, and iphone. Unfortunately, both books suffer from a lack of access and a significant amount of superficiliaty around their subjects time in leadership at apple.
Leander kahney jony ive s designs have not only made apple one of the most valuable companies in the world. Jony ive born february 27, 1967 is an americanbritish industrial designer, entrepreneur, businessman, and tycoon from chingford, london. Why jony ive is apples design genius smithsonian magazine. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, jobs and jony ive designed and introduced revolutionary products such as the imac, ipod, iphone, and ipad. Ive began working at apple in the early 1990s, designing the decades powerbooks and macs finally taking up us citizenship in 2012 to become a dual britishamerican national. Which is probably a relief, because the 30yearold mr. The best books about apple to read while stuck at home. Leander kahney, the bestselling author of insidesteves brain, offers a detailed portrait of a creative genius. As part of our series on apple, we continue with part two of a conversation about product design with chief design officer jony ive. Very inspiring story and also tells us the process of designdriven apples success. 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. With the death of steve jobs in 2011, jony ive has become the most important person at apple. The genius behind apples greatest products hardcover. Google showdown, while jony ive profiles apples chief designer.
Jony ive, iphone designer, announces apple departure financial. This riveting book tells the story of a creative genius, from his early interest in. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Just saying jony was a genius and hard working is not enough to distinguish him from other artists. Apple designer jonathan ive talks about steve jobs and new. Jony ive s collaboration with jobs would produce some of the worlds most iconic technology products. Kahney talked about some of the highlights of his book. Leander kahney is the editor and publisher of cult of, and bestselling author of four books about technology culture.
Inside steves brain, the new york times bestseller about steve jobs. 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. The genius behind apples greatest products ebook written by leander kahney. Jony ive revealsthe true story of apples real innovatorinchief.
An adulating biography of apples leftbrained wunderkind, whose work continues to revolutionize modern technology. The title is jony ive, which would lead you to believe that this book is a biography about sir jony ive s life thus far. The book was written at the request of jobs by walter isaacson, a former executive at cnn and time who has written bestselling biographies of benjamin franklin and albert einstein. On kindle the products discussed in the chapter and their image are not on the. Shop amongst our popular books, including 9, tim cook, the cult of mac, 2nd edition and more from leander kahney. Leander kahney audio books, best sellers, author bio. Now, he planned to step down from his cod post in the organization. Jony ive the genius behind apples greatest products is a handsome, silver and black jacketed, 320 page book that isnt exactly a biography. He shows us how jony ive went from anenglish art school student with dyslexia to the manwhose immense insights have altered the patternof our lives. This book goes beyond just design and shows us how jony ive has.
Best books about apple and steve jobs you need to read. Surveys have shown that not a small percentage of americans would give. In fact, he also served as the chief design officer cod at apple. Apple first announced in june that ive, who had been. This is, of course, what i was interested in save yourself the time, money, and headache and read something else. Leanders new book about jony ive and the apple design studio is was published november 14. A look at the design philosophy that has made addicts of millions of us. In becoming steve jobs apple chief executive timothy d. He joined apple in september 1992, where he remained until his departure in november 2019. It covers sir jonathan ive s early family life, schooling, higher education, and working life before apple. Leander kahney, author of inside steves brain, gives us an intimate look at how the legendary designer made apple iconic in his new book, jony ive.