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Jonathan Ive on Apple's design philosophy

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 20th, 2013)

Late last year, Tim Cook put Jony Ive in the position of heading up Apple's Human Interface (HI) design across the company's products. Known for his work on Apple hardware, the British designer has worked his way up the ranks at Apple. He was highly regarded by Steve Jobs, who called him his ...

Daily Update for February 18, 2013

by Steven Sande (Feb 18th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Sir Jony Ive discusses design on Blue Peter show, receives Gold Badge

by Steven Sande (Feb 18th, 2013)

Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television program, broadcast on BBC since 1959, so it's not surprising that Apple Senior Vice President of Industrial Design Sir Jony Ive was an avid viewer of the show as a child. Ive was recently a guest on Blue Peter where he talked about ...

BBC's Blue Peter honours Jony Ive with gold Blue Peter badge

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 15th, 2013)

The BBC's long-standing children's program, Blue Peter, has honoured Jony Ive with a gold Blue Peter badge, the show's highest accolade. The show has a tradition of inspiring and encouraging young children to design, create and make things. As reported by the BBC, a special gadget edition of ...

Jony Ive, Marissa Mayer, others attend all-star Silicon Valley dinner

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 18th, 2013)

Some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley got together last night...for pizza. As reported by Business Insider, Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia hosted the dinner that included Jony Ive and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer as well as the CEO's of Twitter, Yelp, Dropbox and Path. Google X director ...

Former Apple CEO John Sculley: Apple is well-run

by Mike Wehner (Dec 5th, 2012)

Although Tim Cook has been at Apple's helm for a while now, concern over his long-term guidance continues to permeate opinions of both shareholders and analysts. For his part, former Apple CEO, John Sculley, is confident in Apple's management. The Motley Fool reports that during a recent interview ...

Blast from the past: Jony Ive stars in 1997 Apple video sans white backdrop

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 19th, 2012)

OS X Daily uncovered an old clip of Jony Ive crooning about the 20th Anniversary Mac. The 20th Anniversary Mac was a limited edition Mac released in 1997 to celebrate Apple's 20th birthday. The short promo should look very familiar as it has the same talking-head style seen in current product ...

Jony Ive will design limited-edition Leica camera for charity

by Dave Caolo (Sep 18th, 2012)

Apple's own Sir Jony Ive will design a one-off camera for Leica, to be auctioned off for charity. That's right, only one unit will be produced. The announcement was made at a special event that Ive was supposed to attend. In the end, he couldn't make it, but the company went ahead with the ...

Jony Ive: Apple's goal isn't to make money

by Steven Sande (Jul 30th, 2012)

Speaking at the British Business conference running in London during the 2012 Olympics, Sir Jonathan Ive -- Apple's Senior Vice President of Industrial Design -- told attendees that Apple's "goal isn't to make money." Instead, per the Daily Telegraph, he told attendees that the company's ...

Court rules Samsung can't show Sony's influence on iPhone; Apple reveals 2005 prototype

by Steven Sande (Jul 30th, 2012)

The battle royale begins in a California courtroom today, as jury selection begins in the case of Apple vs. Samsung. As part of the last-minute legal maneuvering before the trial started, Samsung attempted to show how certain iPhone prototypes were influenced by Sony designs. However, Judge ...

Jony Ive's knighting ceremony

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 23rd, 2012)

Apple designer Jony Ive was knighted today in a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace, according to a BBC News UK report. It's an honor he said was "absolutely thrilling." Ive's knighthood was announced late last year and the ceremony took place on Wednesday. The famed Apple designer shared some ...

Daily Update for April 18, 2012

by Steven Sande (Apr 18th, 2012)

London Evening Standard interviews Jony Ive

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 12th, 2012)

The London Evening Standard interviewed famed Apple designer Jonathan Ive. As the man credited with the industrial design of the iPod, iPhone and iPad, Ive's name is well-known, but his face is not as public as CEO Tim Cook or Phil Schiller. This exclusive interview paints a personal picture of Ive ...

Jonathan Ive gets a knighthood

by Michael Rose (Dec 31st, 2011)

The UK's New Year's Honours list is out, and there's a familiar (well-muscled) figure on it. Apple's design lead Jonathan Ive has received the honorary title of Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE). Ive was honored as a Commander of the British Empire in 2005, but now he can legitimately ...

Samsung to depose Jony Ive, other Apple designers

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 2nd, 2011)

Samsung is set to depose Jonathan Ive and other Apple designers by December 1st. The depositions are in preparation for the July 2012 trial that will decide the outcome of the plethora of lawsuits the two companies have filed against each other. Originally the depositions were supposed to be ...