Industrial Designer Marc Newson to Join Apple Under Jony Ive

[MountainApple]

Oh he's from the UK, thank goodness!

He's Australian, actually. Not half as classy

 

[Rogifan]

Right. Which is why we got "perfect" cases like this one, where the iPhone logo was not hidden. Oh wait.

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I think we already see his influence on Ive with shapes and "mod" 1960s colors that Newson favors:

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I think I'd much rather that Ive continued to be "inspired" by Dieter Rams, than by Newson.

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Urgh.

Of course he also designs things like this. But I'm sure you'll find some design flaws with these too.

 

[kdarling]

ummm...the flame surfacing that Bangle brought is the most influential auto design language that came out of the 2000s.

everybody copied it because it was so good.

Interestingly, Chris Bangle is now a Master Designer for Samsung.

Hmm. Does this mean we can expect concave curves on coming Galaxies?

 

[kdarling]

What? Ken Segall says he came up with the iMac name. He says Phil Schiller wanted to call it MacMan and Steve fell in love with that name because it reminded him of Sony.

This. Steve eventually got swayed over to iMac and introduced it as meaning:

Of course he also designs things like this. But I'm sure you'll find some design flaws with these too.

I'm sure you meant well, but no sir, you did not cheer me up with those

Now I'm beginning to think that the iWatch is going to be available in a choice of iPhone 5C colors, with wrist bands that have holes. (j/k - i hope!)

 

[byke]

Is Marc Newson considered Ivy League?

 

[Rogifan]

This. Steve eventually got swayed over to iMac and introduced it as meaning:

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I'm sure you meant well, but no sir, you did not cheer me up with those

Now I'm beginning to think that the iWatch is going to be available in a choice of iPhone 5C colors, with wrist bands that have holes. (j/k - i hope!)

Ha. I actually like his watch designs. They're not mod at at all.

 

[Moto G]

Marc walks in for his first day at work - 63 year old secretary stops him at the entrance of Apple HQ:

"Are you new, son?"

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Is Marc Newson considered Ivy League?

He's considered a human, if that helps.