well, Airbnb does have a JavaScript style guide and all, so there is some “association” for people in that field.
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Airbnb Working With Jony Ive's 'LoveFrom' Company
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well, Airbnb does have a JavaScript style guide and all, so there is some “association” for people in that field.
The article Photo is very outdated.. he does not look like this anymore
And as thin as possible. Ports hidden behind, please and as few as possible. One or even none best. Functionality not important at all.
This.
Is he helping them prepare their own buildings? Or perhaps specs for Airbnb users to make buildings? Or to make their existing buildings' decor look fancier?
Or redesigning the website?
I would think Airbnb were more interested in getting Marc Newson onboard as he has far greater expertise, innovation and renown in the world of architecture and interior design.
Also, and as an aside, one of the primary reasons JI left apple was because he wasn’t permitted to return to the UK for extended periods, due to Apple’s issues with product secrecy
Also, and as an aside, one of the primary reasons JI left apple was because he wasn’t permitted to return to the UK for extended periods, due to Apple’s issues with product secrecy
It’s ridiculous. It would be like if every time People magazine did an article about the Bill Gates Foundation they showed this pic -
Believe it or not - I do, but unfortunately I can’t divulge the source as it could have ramifications.
Ive didn’t specify the dual GPU architecture of the Mac Pro; that was a product management blunder. (That makes as much sense as blaming him for moving to USB-C a couple years before some were ready for it on the MBP.)
Apple misread the future technology tea leaves, and set off down the wrong roadmap. They thought their customers could most benefit from dual GPUs. But as Apple once put it, those “workloads didn’t materialize....” Turns out customers wanted a single 250+W GPU, not two 125W GPUs.
Design wise, it was quiet, some would say it was beautiful; and it was well-suited to the three approximately equal thermal loads. (And quite unsuited for a single BF GPU. And not what most customers really wanted. Hence the long-in-coming redesign.)
PS The butterfly keyboard was almost certainly designed by the human interface group, not Ive. If you want to blame something on Jony, maybe more appropriate would be the radii of the curves of the notch, or the steps of the camera bump/lenses, or iPhones getting thicker and heavier every year from the iPhone 6s up through the 11.
Oh man the fall from grace. I guess it’s one way to stay hungry. Not sure what AirBnB will do as another business though.
He about to get rid of those unnecessary light switches and toilet roll holders.
Imagine Ive getting fired from Airbnb. 😐
Imagine Ive getting fired from Airbnb. 😐
The Chesky quote talks—strangely—about designing products and services, as well as building their internal team.
I suppose they’re up to something 🙄 🤷♂️
Quoted, because I agree but moreso because you absolutely nailed it. 👏👏
Ive was the right guy, the right temperament, the right perspective, the right age, the right focus, the right everything at precisely the right time.
As remarkable a run as he had with Apple, at some point, even someone as decorated as Ive is going to want to unravel different types of riddles than the ones he (and Steve) practically mastered while at Apple. There’s only so many times and ways one can help completely redefine the same markets (though his influence reached so far beyond just computers & tech. His fingerprint was the dominate aesthetic over the course of a solid two decades - a truth which still staggers) before they need a change. Need something different. Him moving toward spaces/experiences is a classic trajectory for humans, especially artists. He tried to keep that trajectory intact at Apple when he tackled OS design. But it was only delaying the inevitable desire to move from physical objects to emotive spaces. Looking at his professional arch, he was always been headed toward experiential: from industrial (physical) to OS (spacial), you can see how his taste and thinking evolved/lightened over the years. It’s not uncommon for a younger creative/human to present bold, loud, disruptive ideas. It takes a seasoned journeyman/woman/person to understand it’s the notes you don’t play that matter most. That bold expressionism that winds its way to a more subtle minimalism is also a pretty classic evolutionary arch.
I‘m interested to see how the next wave of creatives navigate both the legacy and future of Apple’s aesthetic. Who is going to be the next Ive? The next renegade that’ll ruffle feathers, pull Apple into a completely new visual language that’ll make us all grumpy and long for the old days of aluminium and camera bumps? When Apple took personal computers from boring beige boxes to colorful gum drops, things forever changed - whether the fan base of the time approved or not. Thank goodness. Looking forward to seeing how this evolves. One thing’s certain: it’ll be entertaining.
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I suspect it's a not a matter of what he could do for AirBnB right now, but how he can shape their future plans, whatever that might be. Based on the fact that Ive is a designer...I reckon AirBnB could be changing their services...I mean, they have a treasure trove of information about rental markets in different locations and what people can charge for them. I wouldn't be surprised if they start buying and managing their own properties in hot markets and have Ive crafting an AirBnB experience in said properties.
and the lightning port on the bottom of a mouse and lets not forget the much earlier round mouse
Why would I give a 💩 about any news concerning Ive? His designs were all form and very little function. I’m glad he left Apple.
I think the Apple/Ive collaboration worked because they had two visionaries working together. Under the current regime, the vision for design has disappeared, and Ive worked unchecked. There seemed to be no balance.