This sounds interesting, but Apple really needs to bring it to iPad. I'll love to read it as an iBook. If the don't release it as an iBook then Apple is inviting PDF scanned versions to be made and distributed.
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Here's a Look Inside Apple's New $200 Photo Book
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8 years for that ?
No wonder the new mac pro's taking so long
No wonder the new mac pro's taking so long
As a service to non-native speakers: The word flack doesn't mean what you think it means. Look up "flack" and "flak" in a dictionary before you use either.
What an overbearing display of pretentiousness. Then the audacity of the price!
Sure my life must be pretty sad for thinking Apple is milking their fans for money in every possible ways...
Apple. Doomed every year since 1976.
Here's to the next 40 years of going out of business.
Sounds like cognitive dissonance in every sense of the word. You don't like something, and can't accept the fact that someone else might like the very thing you dislike, and so the only excuse you can come up with is that the other party must be an idiot for daring to have a preference that is different from yourself.
Well, it's not your money and it's really none of your business how other people choose to spend their money. I don't own an iPad Smart Keyboard because it's not useful for me. Doesn't mean other people won't have a use for them, nor does it make them stupid for purchasing something I won't, because different people clearly find value in very different things.
If I or anyone else do end up buying the book, it will be a rational and informed decision, and more importantly, it's our money. We don't need others to feel sorry for us, thank you very much.
So how many pages are dedicated to the adapters?
Rumor is Samsung is preparing one that comes with a stylus, downside is it self-immolates when you finish reading it.
Samsung's book will also be called "Designed by Apple in California" because most of their products are.
I didn't say they're going out of business, they just lost their magic. To me.
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if you compare the products under Steve's presence and the ones that are released nowadays, you should remark some differences... if you don't, then Apple is probably still the right brand for you.
I don't have the Fallout book though. I do collect art books based on illustrators today or fine arts relating to the pre Raphaeltes. Classic stuff. I also have Art of Mouse Guard which is well done due to the layout design and tons of text that explains the ideas behind the art or sequences. Even Art of Tron Legacy which is beautifully done.
These books are how a coffee table book is done when it comes to explaining the design process. That new Apple book is extravagant and has less text which is ridiculous.
For an aspiring industrial designer, photos aren't enough. There needs to be more information on the thinking process like a case study.
They can do far better than that.
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I'd prefer to see the early Mac products than all the new-ish stuff that's in the book. The cover should have a photo of Jony Ive rubbing one off into a mirror.
Look at printing your own book with this may pages and you'll struggle to get under $400 dollars let alone the cost of the photographs in the book. Price isn't the reason to complain about this book.
I think a more fundamental question is Apple pushing really hard to market this book or is the media pushing this hard to ridicule it? At $300 it is going to be a niche item, not something the general public is going to buy. Why are all the tech media sites releasing article after article about this? If it is Apple pushing this then they deserve the poor reception this news is generating. If it's a media frenzy then they are the ones making mountains out of molehills.
with a failing mac line Ive finds the time to celebrate himself
Ive it's not your work if it was successful, It's Steve's
Ive it's not your work if it was successful, It's Steve's
[doublepost=1479481402][/doublepost]I'll Wait for the iBooks Version.
Apple this week unveiled its latest product, a hardbound photo book that showcases 20 years of Apple products, highlighting every Mac, iPhone, iPod, and iPad released between 1998 and 2015.
Because it's positioned as an art piece, Apple's "Designed by Apple in California" book costs a jaw dropping $200 to $300 depending on size, so we thought we'd take a look inside to see just what you're getting for that price tag.
Aside from a dedication page dedicating the book to former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, a foreword by Apple design chief Jony Ive, and an insert with product descriptions, the book is text-free, filled with large, high-quality images of Apple products. There are 450 images in total, with multiple photographs of each item to highlight its design process. It starts with the 1998 iMac, one of the first products Ive designed at Apple, and ends with the 2015 Apple Pencil.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
According to Apple, it took eight years to design the linen-bound hardcover book, which features specially milled, custom-dyed paper with "gilded matte silver edges," and low-ghost ink. As can be seen in the video, the book is of the highest quality with gorgeous photographs, but its price limits its appeal to the general public.
"Designed by Apple in California" can only be purchased from the online Apple Store and at select Apple retail locations around the world. It's priced at $199 for a 10.2x12.8 inch version, and $299 for a 13x16.3 inch version.
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