Jonathan Ive - Apple's Design Magician

conq writes "BusinessWeek takes an in-depth look at the man behind the Apple magic. The article features a slideshow with all his designs (including one before he was with Apple)." From the article: "During an internship with design consultancy Roberts Weaver Group, he created a pen that had a ball and clip mechanism on top, for no purpose other than to give the owner something to fiddle with. 'It immediately became the owner's prize possession, something you always wanted to play with,' recalls Grinyer, a Roberts Weaver staffer at the time. 'We began to call it having Jony-ness, an extra something that would tap into the product's underlying emotion.'"

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Apple has designers?

[Thrip]

This is the company that gave us the 50-pound computer that tilts my entire house toward my wife's desk, plus needs jet-engine size (and loudness) fans to stay mostly within operating temperature.

The original imac was not only hideous but also ripped off from a vacuum cleaner.

Aqua is exactly like Arkanoid -- except Arkanoid was fun.

Find me an interview with Apple's PR department -- they're responsible for Apple's reputation for good design, not the designers.

Re:They didn't show the Apple Remote either

[Breakfast Pants]

It is in the mac mini picture. Duh.