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Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products

Leander Kahney

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Summary

Leander Kahney traces Jony Ive’s development from an English art school student into the designer behind Apple products such as the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Drawing on interviews with former colleagues and Apple insiders, he examines Ive’s work and his collaboration with Steve Jobs during Apple’s revival.

  • SourceJony Ive — Penguin Random House · Book Description: early design career, Jobs partnership, products and interview basis

Why read it Our view

Read it to examine how a designer and a company leader work together on a product. Kahney’s portrait offers questions about creative collaboration, the role of prototypes and the people whose judgment shapes what customers use.

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  • Jony IveBiography by Leander Kahney
    Kahney’s portrait draws on interviews with former colleagues and Apple insiders. Ive is the subject, not its author.
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  • Steve JobsFeatured collaborator
    Kahney examines Ive’s collaboration with Jobs on Apple products including the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad.
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