Jonathan Ive Inspires Child Designers, Receives BBC's Gold Blue Peter Badge Amid Apple's Aluminum Milling Machines - Page 2

jowie · Feb 15, 2013, 09:06 AM

Ive is becoming rather a portly gentleman...

But must be rather cool being shown some design ideas, on a device you designed.

needfx · Feb 15, 2013, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocketman

Silly boy, that's not what the iWatch is for. It's for everything else. You will still check your cell for the time and date. You will talk to it like it's your bestest friend.

so true!

ChazUK · Feb 15, 2013, 09:08 AM

It's great to see the non-promotional, human side to Sir Ive.

Buckeyestar · Feb 15, 2013, 09:10 AM

Jonathan Ive has a Blue Peter?!

They really should've thought more about the name for that award.

Gaspode67 · Feb 15, 2013, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ddyracer

Say it with me...

ALOOMINIUM

Hey, you get an award in the UK, you pronounce it the same way that the UK (and the rest of the world) say it....

Bantz · Feb 15, 2013, 09:11 AM

Did he thank Braun?

Tiger8 · Feb 15, 2013, 09:13 AM

For a very short second scanning through the headline (child) and the pic, I thought that guy is his son, but then realized that he is too young to have a son this old (and read the article), but darn, he looks like him.

Ivy, call your highschool girlfriends

Rogifan · Feb 15, 2013, 09:14 AM

Leander Kahney has a book coming out later this year on Ive and he was able to get current and former designers plus other Apple employees to talk so should be an intersting read. A couple interesting things he mentioned is getting conflicting stories from people as well as many employees claiming the stories about how products came to be were sometimes flat out lies just created for marketing purposes. Definitely gave the impression that this notion of Steve dreaming all this stuff up was not really the way it happened.

Gaspode67 · Feb 15, 2013, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Buckeyestar

Jonathan Ive has a Blue Peter?!

They really should've thought more about the name for that award.

Blue Peter is the name of the BBC Kids programme, and it got it's name from the maritime signals flag called the Blue Peter that is/used to be flown when a vessel was about to leave port...

Tiger8 · Feb 15, 2013, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Bantz

Did he thank Braun?

Braun is the Metropolis of industrial design!

r2shyyou · Feb 15, 2013, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MacRumors

Ive in turn presented the show with a Blue Peter badge milled from a single block of aluminum, the approach famously used for the MacBook Pro.

Classy move.

Kwill · Feb 15, 2013, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sza

Finally, he smiles.

That should have been the headline for the article.

harrisondavies · Feb 15, 2013, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddyracer

say it with me...

Aloominium

aluminium. :d

atrevers · Feb 15, 2013, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Wavell

a GOLD Blue Peter Badge ! Those are rarer than hen's teeth over here in the UK. To put this great honour into context, there are more people with knighthoods than Gold Blue Peter Badges

You can't buy gold Blue Peter badges.

Chumburro2U · Feb 15, 2013, 09:25 AM

I would love to get drunk, heck, even smoke a fattie with Jonny.

testcard · Feb 15, 2013, 09:25 AM

Jony Ive? I thought it was Karl Pilkington.

phillipduran · Feb 15, 2013, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Wavell

a GOLD Blue Peter Badge ! Those are rarer than hen's teeth over here in the UK. To put this great honour into context, there are more people with knighthoods than Gold Blue Peter Badges

Sir Jony Ive has them both.

ps You spelled honor wrong.

OllyW · Feb 15, 2013, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by parish

"...and in next week's show, we'll be showing you how you can make your very own iPhone from an empty Fairy Liquid bottle, two toilet roll centres, a tube of glue, and some sticky-back plastic...."

That brings back good memories.

I wonder if you can still get sticky-backed plastic? It was everywhere in the 70's but I haven't seen it in years.

Richard412 · Feb 15, 2013, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by OllyW

I wonder if you can still get sticky-backed plastic? It was everywhere in the 70's but I haven't seen it in years.

Cover Film For Books Etc - Sticky Back Plastic - 3 Meter Roll
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cover-Film-F.../dp/B000TBYL46

ChrisTX · Feb 15, 2013, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Gaspode67

Hey, you get an award in the UK, you pronounce it the same way that the UK (and the rest of the world) say it....

Jony has always pronounced it this way. It has nothing to do with the award he is being presented with.

rMBP13 · Feb 15, 2013, 09:41 AM

Sir, you are my hero

testcard · Feb 15, 2013, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OllyW

That brings back good memories.

I wonder if you can still get sticky-backed plastic? It was everywhere in the 70's but I haven't seen it in years.

Fablon!

chuckiej · Feb 15, 2013, 09:45 AM

I bet he will treasure that award far more than being knighted. For us Americans, Imagine if the Mr Wizard or Mr Rodgers shows were still on and they gave you an award for inspiring children.

OllyW · Feb 15, 2013, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard412

Cover Film For Books Etc - Sticky Back Plastic - 3 Meter Roll
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cover-Film-F.../dp/B000TBYL46

Great stuff!

Remember the mahogany wood effect and flower patterned designs they used to make.

Pock · Feb 15, 2013, 09:49 AM

Best thing I've seen today.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisTX

Jony has always pronounced it this way. It has nothing to do with the award he is being presented with.

Er yes. Because he is from the UK.

Feb 15, 2013, 09:08 AM	#28
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Tiger8 macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2011	For a second I thought that was his son For a very short second scanning through the headline (child) and the pic, I thought that guy is his son, but then realized that he is too young to have a son this old (and read the article), but darn, he looks like him. Ivy, call your highschool girlfriends
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Feb 15, 2013, 09:14 AM	#33
Rogifan macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2011	Leander Kahney has a book coming out later this year on Ive and he was able to get current and former designers plus other Apple employees to talk so should be an intersting read. A couple interesting things he mentioned is getting conflicting stories from people as well as many employees claiming the stories about how products came to be were sometimes flat out lies just created for marketing purposes. Definitely gave the impression that this notion of Steve dreaming all this stuff up was not really the way it happened. __________________ I love Apple products but am not a Steve Jobs fanboy
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Chumburro2U macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2009	Awesome I would love to get drunk, heck, even smoke a fattie with Jonny. __________________ "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
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Feb 15, 2013, 09:06 AM	#26
jowie macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London ish	Ive is becoming rather a portly gentleman... But must be rather cool being shown some design ideas, on a device you designed.
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Feb 15, 2013, 09:10 AM	#29
Buckeyestar macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2011	Jonathan Ive has a Blue Peter?! They really should've thought more about the name for that award.
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Feb 15, 2013, 09:11 AM	#31
Bantz macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2012	Did he thank Braun?
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Feb 15, 2013, 09:41 AM	#46
rMBP13 Banned Join Date: Feb 2013	Sir, you are my hero
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Feb 15, 2013, 09:45 AM	#48
chuckiej macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2003	I bet he will treasure that award far more than being knighted. For us Americans, Imagine if the Mr Wizard or Mr Rodgers shows were still on and they gave you an award for inspiring children. __________________ (Work) iMac 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo (Home) MacBook Pro (15-INCH, Early 2011), Mac Mini 2010, iPhone 4, iPad 2012
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