Jony Ive
Apple and Jony Ive No Longer Working Together, Says Report
Apple’s former design chief and his firm LoveFrom, have mutually parted ways, ending their working relationship, reports the New York Times. "Mr. Ive and Apple have agreed to stop working together, according to two people with knowledge of their contractual agreement, ending a three-decade run during which the designer helped define every rounded corner of...
Jony Ive Shares His Must-Have Design Tools and More in Curated Series [LIST]
[caption id="attachment_264377" align="aligncenter" width="1632"] Image: Apple[/caption] Apple's former chief design officer, Sir Jonathan Ive, recently listed down his 12 must-have design tools and instruments for making, marking, measuring, and simply carrying on his person every day, and detailed the list with The Financial Times. Jony Ive's list of top design tools includes: Torque wrench —...
How Apple’s ‘Corporate Bloat’ Forced Jony Ive to Depart, Details Upcoming Book
[caption id="attachment_264377" align="aligncenter" width="1632"] Image: Apple[/caption] After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul is an upcoming book from The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle that, among other things, details what drove former Chief Design Officer Sir Jonathan Ive to exit Apple in 2019 (via The New York Times). According to colleagues,...
Jony Ive Talks Design at Glasgow Climate Change Conference [VIDEO]
Former Apple chief designer Sir Jony Ive in November sat down with U.K.'s Prince Charles to talk about collaborating with His Royal Highness on the Terra Carta Design Lab and the Terra Carta Seal in an interview with Wallpaper. The Terra Carta Seal is an award seal dolled out by LoveDesigns, the design firm founded...
Jony Ive Creates LoveFrom Designs Award for Sustainability Efforts
[caption id="attachment_362960" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Source: Wallpaper[/caption] Former Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive has gone on to found the digital firm LoveDesigns. Now, Ive and the firm have revealed the 'Terra Carta Seal,' an award seal that recognizes companies that create and utilize sustainability efforts within the market. As reported by Wallpaper, LoveDesigns' Terra Carta...
Bloomberg: Apple Has Improved its Product Design Since Jony Ive’s Departure
Without a doubt, the Apple of today would not exist without Jony Ive, Apple’s former design chief responsible for designing products like the iPod, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. However, a new Bloomberg piece argues that Apple’s product design has improved since he left. From the iPhone to Apple TV to the Macbook, gone are the...
Jony Ive’s ‘LoveFrom’ Design Firm Now Has a Website
Former Apple design chief Jony Ive went and started his own design firm called LoveFrom. Now, his firm now has a website and as expected, it’s minimalist in nature. There’s no images, links or a contact page, other then a description of the firm below, shown in vertical placement as you scroll down the page:...
Former Apple Design Chief Sir Jony Ive Remembers Steve Jobs 10 Years After His Death: WSJ
Former Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive has written a remembrance of the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. Tomorrow, October 5, will mark ten years since the death of the former Apple CEO. In observance, former Apple design guru Ive penned a piece in the WSJ Magazine remembering his final days with Jobs....
Former Apple Designer Jony Ive’s LoveFrom Collective Announces Partnership With Ferrari
LoveFrom, the creative collective founded by legendary former Apple designer Sir Jony Ive is joining forces with Exor, Ferrari's holding company, for a long-term, multi-year partnership. According to Exor's announcement, "the first expression of this new partnership will bring together Ferrari's legendary performance and excellence, with LoveFrom's unrivalled experience and creativity that has defined extraordinary...
Former Apple Design Boss Jony Ive Has Hired At Least Four Former Apple Colleagues
Former Apple design boss Jony Ive has hired at least four of his former Cupertino colleagues to work at his LoveFrom design firm. According to a new report from The Information, Ive has reportedly hired Chris Wilson, Patch Kessler, and Jeff Tiller, and Wan Si since leaving Apple in 2019. All four worked with Ive on...
Apple Confirms Jony Ive Helped Design the M1 iMac
Sir Jony Ive hasn't been an Apple employee since 2019 when he parted ways with the iPhone maker to start his own design company. However, MacRumors reports that Apple's former Chief Design Officer was involved in designing the new M1-equipped 2021 iMac that was unveiled at the 'Spring Loaded' event last month. During his time...
Airbnb Hires Former Apple Design Chief Jony Ive and His Firm LoveFrom
Airbnb has announced it has hired former Apple design chief Jony Ive and his firm, LoveFrom. According to a company blog post written by Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky, the latter says he hired Ive, one of his “good friends for many years." "One of the designers who Joe and I have most admired...