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Jonathan Ive
Born	February, 1967 (age 40) Chingford,  England
Occupation	Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, Apple Inc.
Salary	£1,000,000

Jonathan Paul Ive CBE (born February 1967) is Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple Inc. He is internationally renowned as the principal designer of the iMac, iPod and the iPhone. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Chingford is a town in London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Apple Inc. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Industrial design is an applied art whereby the aesthetics and usability of products may be improved for marketability and production. ... Apple Inc. ... The original Bondi Blue iMac G3 was introduced in 1998. ... iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in October 2001. ... For the Internet appliance line, see Linksys iPhone. ...

Biography

Ive was raised in Chingford, East London by his silversmith father and studied industrial design at Newcastle Polytechnic. After a short time at a London design agency, Ive moved to the United States in 1992 to pursue his career at Apple.^[1] He gained his current job title upon the return of Steve Jobs in 1997, and since then has headed the industrial design team responsible for most of the very important company's hardware products. Chingford is a town in London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... The Northumbria University is located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England. ... Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. ...

Career at Apple

The original iMac G3, pioneered by Jobs and Ive, revived the company when its future was uncertain. Its design proved revolutionary and left a lasting imprint on the changing computer industry. Besides the original iMac and its successors, the team led by Ive has designed the iBook, MacBook, PowerBook G4, MacBook Pro, eMac, Mac mini, Xserve, Xserve RAID, Mac Pro, Power Mac G3 (blue and white), G4, Power Mac G4 Cube, G5, and the Newton MessagePad, as well as Apple's collection of iPods and the newly introduced iPhone, AirPort base stations and Cinema Displays. The iMac G3 was the first model of the iMac line of personal computers made by Apple Inc. ... The original Bondi Blue iMac G3 was introduced in 1998. ... The original Blueberry iBook Clamshell The iBook is a now discontinued line of laptop computers that was developed and sold by Apple Inc. ... The MacBook is a line of Macintosh notebook computers by Apple Inc. ... The PowerBook G4 is a series of notebook computers that was manufactured, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh notebook computers by Apple for the professional market. ... Not to be confused with the Emacs text editor. ... The Mac mini is the smallest desktop computer marketed by Apple Inc. ... A small Xserve cluster with an Xserve RAID. Xserve is the name of Apple Computers Macintosh 1U rackmount line of server computers. ... Xserve RAID is Apple Computers mass storage rack mounted device. ... The Mac Pro is a workstation computer manufactured by Apple Inc. ... An open Power Macintosh G3 case, showing the logic board placement on the hinged door. ... The Power Mac G4 (sometimes erroneously referred to as the Power Macintosh G4) was a series of personal computers made by Apple. ... Power Mac G4 Cube (sometimes erroneously referred to as the Power Macintosh G4 Cube) was a quiet, fanless, compact Macintosh personal computer from Apple Computer (now Apple Inc. ... The Power Mac G5 is Apples marketing name for models of the Power Macintosh which contain the PowerPC 970 CPU. The professional-grade computer was the most powerful in Apples lineup when it was introduced, and was touted by Apple as the fastest personal computer ever built. ... The Apple Newton MessagePad 100 The Apple Newton, or simply Newton, is an early line of personal digital assistants developed and marketed by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc. ... iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in October 2001. ... For the Internet appliance line, see Linksys iPhone. ... Dual 30 Apple Cinema HD Displays Previous-generation Apple Studio Display (the Studio Display in an aspect ratio of 4:3 instead of 16:10) The Apple Cinema Display is a product line of widescreen flat panel monitors made by Apple Inc. ...

Design phases

There have been distinct phases in Apple's designs during Ive's time in charge. The first appeared in 1998 with the release of the original iMac and was also evident in the clamshell iBook models, as well as the Blue and White Power Mac G3 and its accompanying line of Studio Displays. The design is characterized by translucent candy-colored and milky white surfaces with soft, bulging shapes. Subdued vertical pinstripes show through the translucent faces of these Macs and displays. Printed on the back panel for ports and agency approval marks is a lenticular plaque that contains a wavy 3D pattern. Even the power cords are translucent, showing the twist of wires within. All Saints Chapel in the Cathedral Basilica of St. ... In optics, transparency is the property of being transparent, or allowing light to pass. ... A lenticular lens is a single convex lens that magnifies light through a prism effect. ...

Ive's team designed the original iMac.

The translucency and colors in this style were inspired by gumdrop candies. In fact, Ive reportedly visited confectionery companies for advice on replicating a gumdrop's visual effect, and his team developed novel techniques in order to build it. The candy color on the first iMac model is called "Bondi blue", evoking the color of the sea at beaches such as Sydney's Bondi Beach. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (872x948, 147 KB) An original tray loading Bondi Blue iMac. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (872x948, 147 KB) An original tray loading Bondi Blue iMac. ... Gumdrops are a type of candy. ... It has been suggested that Candy be merged into this article or section. ... The original iMac model Bondi blue is a name of a color coined by Apple Computer, Inc. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Bondi Beach Bondi Beach (with a long i) is a hugely popular beach and suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

The "Bondi blue" iMac was replaced with five fruit colors in January 1999, "Blueberry" (a bright blue); "Grape" (purple); "Tangerine" (orange); "Lime" (green); and "Strawberry" (pinkish red). Two of these, "Tangerine" and "Blueberry", became the first colors for the iBook. Blueberry was also the color for the Blue and White Power Mac G3 and its displays. These candy colors started a fad in consumer goods where everything from clock radios to hamburger grillers had translucent bright plastic.

In late 1999, the fruit colors were joined by a quieter color scheme called "Graphite", in which the colored elements were replaced with a smokey grey and some of the white elements were made transparent. Graphite was the color of the iMac Special Edition models and the first Power Mac G4. Next came "Ruby" (dark red), "Sage" (forest green), "Indigo" (deep blue) and "Snow" (milky white) in 2000. The iBooks' colors were also updated: Blueberry was replaced with Indigo, Tangerine was replaced with Key Lime (an eye-popping neon green), and Graphite was added at the high end.

In 2001, two new color schemes were introduced: "Flower Power" and "Blue Dalmatian." "Flower Power" was white with flowers, and "Blue Dalmatian" was a blue similar to the original "Bondi blue", but with white spots. The "Snow" color scheme was also used on the second generation iBook. The original Blueberry iBook Clamshell The iBook is a now discontinued line of laptop computers that was developed and sold by Apple Inc. ...

Only the PowerBook G3 was uninfluenced by the translucent style (with the exception of a translucent bronze-colored keyboard on the Lombard and Pismo models), retaining its opaque black casing until it was replaced by the Titanium PowerBook G4 in 2001.

A few years ago Apple designs have shifted away from multicolored translucency and have been split down the middle, with the consumer products moving toward a glossy white coloring and opaque finishes and the professional products gaining industrial aluminium. The former soft, bulging shapes have been replaced by more streamlined, orthogonal, minimalist shapes apparently influenced by German industrial designer Dieter Rams [1]. Dieter Rams (born May 20 1932 in Wiesbaden) is a German industrial designer closely associated with the consumer products company Braun. ...

It seems that the success and wide embrace of Apple's iPod has had a lasting effect on Ive and his design team. Some have noted the striking similarity of the iPod's design with the subsequent iMac G5 and Mac mini designs. Apple even promoted the release of the iMac G5 as coming "from the creators of iPod," and in the accompanying promotional photographs the products were shown next to each other in profile, highlighting the similarities in their design. The more recent Airport Extreme, Apple TV, and iPhone designs have continued this trend toward a simple rounded-rectangle motif across product lines.

The more recent designs are getting rid of the white and plastic, totally replacing it with glass and aluminium. The new iPhone got a darkish design, which was then copied by the iMac as it now consists mostly of aluminium, except for a black rim around the screen, which is covered with glass making the screen very glossy. Also the new iPods were influenced by the iPhone and professional products; they now have a aluminium outside (except for the click-wheel), and are available in slightly dark colours. The only different iPod is the iPod Touch, which looks more like the iPhone, but has a different rim.

Recognition

A fifth generation iPod, one of Apple's most recognized industrial designs.

Critics regard Ive's work as being among the best in industrial design, and his team's products have repeatedly won awards such as the Industrial Designers Society of America's Industrial Design Excellence Award. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1230x1585, 164 KB) This picture may have usage restrictions - iPod 5th Generation white Source:Own picture File links The following pages link to this file: Apple Computer ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1230x1585, 164 KB) This picture may have usage restrictions - iPod 5th Generation white Source:Own picture File links The following pages link to this file: Apple Computer ... Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is an organisation of professional industrial designers in the United States. ...

Ive was the winner of the Design Museum's inaugural Designer of the Year award in 2002, and won again in 2003. In 2004, he was a juror for the award. The Design Museum is a museum in Shad Thames, near Tower Bridge in central London. ...

Ive is known to be unselfish in how he is attributed: In interviews, for example, he always emphasises the teamwork that goes into the products for which he receives recognition and fame.

The Sunday Times named Ive as one of Britain's most influential expatriates on 27 November 2005: "Ive may not be the richest or the most senior figure on the list, but he has certainly been one of the most influential... The man who designed the iPod and many more of Apple's most iconic products has shaken up both the music and the electronics industry." Ive was number three on a list of 25. The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ive was also listed in the 2006 New Years Honours list, receiving a CBE, for services to the design industry. The Queen was revealed as being an iPod owner in June 2005. This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...

A recent MacWorld poll listed Ive joining Apple in 1992 as the sixth most significant event in Apple history, while MacUser (a subsidiary of MacWorld) writer Dan Moren suggested recently that, when the time comes for Steve Jobs to step down as CEO of Apple, Ive would be an excellent candidate for the position, justifying the statement by saying that he "embodies what Apple is perhaps most famous for: design."^[2] MacWorld magazine (April 2004) Macworld is a monthly computer magazine dedicated to Macintosh products. ...

On July 18, 2007, Ive received the 2007 National Design Award in the product design category for his work on the iPhone.^[3] is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The National Design Award, founded in 1997, is funded and awarded by the Cooper_Hewitt, National Design Museum. ... For the Internet appliance line, see Linksys iPhone. ...

Personal life

Ive is married to a historian and is the father of twins. The couple live outside San Francisco, California. This article is about the occupation of studying history. ... San Francisco redirects here. ...

See also

• History of Apple Computer
• History of computing hardware (1960s-present)

This article is about the History of Apple Computer, a Silicon Valley company based in Cupertino, California, whose core business is computer technologies. ... The history of computing hardware starting in the 1960s begins with the development of the integrated circuit (IC), which formed the basis of the first computer kits and home computers in the 1970s, notable examples being the MITS Altair, Apple II and Commodore PET; and which eventually powered personal and...

Sources

• Encyclopædia Britannica Online (pay site)
• http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=14396&Page=1&pagePos=1

1. ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007010571,00.html
2. ^ http://www.macuser.com/people/life_after_steve.php
3. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071802455.html

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