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Jony Ive Now Featured in London's National Portrait Gallery
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This is the first gen I’m referring to. I didn’t have one, but wasn’t this click wheel? If I’m wrong, then I apologize. This is what I was referring to though.
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Unnatural? Do you happen to have a sliding glass patio door? If so, lean against it while looking out. And then look down at your feet. Hopefully you'll then understand.
"and poor composition"
The composition is superb. Unless you feel the need to be in lockstep with certain rules that you believe should never be violated. Rules are great for beginning photographers to get started. But artists routinely go against such "rules," needing to express a vision and desired narrative whose execution is usually is in conflict with beginners' rules.
I don't understand the praise.
This is the guy behind
This is the guy behind
- the disastrous butterfly keyboard - 3 generations of it
- poor thermals that make your £2000 laptop run like a pentium-3
- you're holding it wrong
- the notch
- ...
It's a weird photograph...not well balanced in my opinion.
Anyway...so he is outside...but also leaning against glass? So there are two rings of glass windows on this building? Seems odd Design for there to be so much space between them. Or is this a perimeter walkway That is used?
Anyway...so he is outside...but also leaning against glass? So there are two rings of glass windows on this building? Seems odd Design for there to be so much space between them. Or is this a perimeter walkway That is used?
It was a manual scroll wheel. It didn’t click, hence the need for the buttons on the outside.
I was a fan of the 3rd gen myself with the backlit buttons above the touch wheel. I thought that was very fancy.
Samsung: "The Galaxy Fold has a total of six cameras"
Jony: "Those sons of b******, why didn't I think of that"
Jony: "Those sons of b******, why didn't I think of that"
I guess the question then is - which customers is Apple supposed to listen to exactly? How do you even know if those requests represent the masses or are simply part of a vocal minority?
Well we now have GIANT screen phones, thicker phones, bigger batteries, a stylus, all things Apple were in previous years 100% against. Why did they backtrack on all these things?
Other manufactures invent tech, and yet other's try to bring this new tech to the buying public.
Some of it works, and the public like it, some of it fails as the public don't like it.
Apple watches this, and cherry picks the tech others have made to put into their products.
They then market this VERY well, and make up a story of how this collection of others parts, in this new Apple product is the product you want.
The point is, Apple needs others to come up with this.
Without Samsung for example, and others Apple would be nowhere.
You need the inventors and innovators to create in the 1st place, for others, such as Apple to gather into a product they wish to brand with their name.
Apple folks tend to criticize other brands for just making stuff, throwing it against the wall and seeing if it sticks. However this is how we move forward and get to where we are today.
It's also how Humans were made and how nature works.
Something is tried, if it works it evolves on wards, if it fails it dissapears. and gets replaced.
I hear you, and yet I do have one criticism.
There is nothing that says these two have to be mutually exclusive. A company can come up with a clever and innovative piece of technology, such as OLED screens or flexible displays, and yet flounder when it comes to implementing it, especially if it does not result in a great experience for the end user.
There is a difference between novelty and quality. The problem here is often that a company comes up with a clever piece of tech, then has to bend over backwards to justify including it in a product to cover the R&D costs. Apple doesn't do this, and that's what separates Apple from the rest of the competition at the end of the day.
Because even with decades of experience building products and integrating hardware, software, and services, you can still have companies who decide to make a smartphone with a hardware keyboard, netbook, circular smartwatch, or a foldable phone. The reason why Apple has not made any of these, and instead created the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and is now working of Glasses, is design.
Design is the magic ingredient, with Apple designers calling the shots, and searching for and having technology made to serve the product experience, not engineers excited about about new hot tech and trying to turn it into a product. Apple Glasses vs. foldable phones is the latest example of Apple's design culture leading to an entirely different product than what engineering-led companies are doing.
Because ultimately, this is what I am paying for. A company's "taste" in being able to put all these disparate pieces of tech together into an integrated package that "just works".
Just like when I am eating at a restaurant. It doesn't matter to me that the dish I am ordering, like say fish and chips, is also being offered in a million other eateries around the world. It doesn't matter that the restaurant doesn't rear their own fish or grow their own vegetables. Ultimately, what matters is whether the chef is able to use all the ingredients at his disposal to create a dish that tastes great (for me).
And for all their flaws, Apple knows how to get the product experience right where it matters, and that is why I am an Apple user through and through.
For anyone who’s puzzled by the photograph (and how it was taken) here’s another pic with clearer context but with some interesting reflections.
For anyone who’s puzzled by the photograph (and how it was taken) here’s another pic with clearer context but with some interesting reflections.
Such a stunningly beautiful building. I’m glad some companies are willing to invest in outstanding architecture, rather than just throwing up a drab and boring building simply to house their employees.
Huge hat-tip to Jobs and Ive for their conceptual design.
Whilst I agree it's a very interesting building it does smack very much of the negatives of Apple designs of the past, which I feel they are moving away from now.
Form over function.
It's a neat idea for a building, but it's less functional than another shape.
How long does it take to get from one location to another compared to a most typical structure?
It depends. Apple Park has around 26,000 employees. I suspect most are grouped by organizations, departments, labs, etc that require frequent interaction, with efficiency in mind. It's not a big deal having worked for large companies that were dispersed in multiple buildings over greater distances.
For a structure that houses that many employees, I'd much rather work at Apple Park. Especially considering its stunning design and outdoor areas. And that it was tailored for Apple's needs.
All of the above, including its stunning design, is a factor in Apple attracting the best talent.
Jobs and Ive got it right.
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just an FYI that “sexy British voice” is either FAKE or was developed over the past 15yrs ... have a listen to his voice when he was much younger talking about the TAM he designed. You’ll be shocked just how American it sounds back then.
Never EVER put stock into a persons voice to advertise products but then again Americans always loved the British accent when advertising products. I’m
mita already planned in the next Made in California book lol
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he designed the outer case, he did NOT design the iPhone many other engineers did.
Aha!For anyone who’s puzzled by the photograph (and how it was taken) here’s another pic with clearer context but with some interesting reflections.
the sellout hard at work! This alone could explain Ive looking outwardly and planning next steps in his professional career. Can you see it too?!
With respect to the story's photograph...I see him looking out, thinking about his past 27 years at Apple and all of his designs that have lead to the company's astonishing success. And...as he greatly influenced Apple' Park's conceptual design, he's soaking in the scale of his achievement. Which is what I get from the second photograph.
His reflection, looking back into the building, is a reminder that Ive and his influence are lasting, and not really gone. And that his new design company will apparently have Apple as a major client.
That's what's great about photographs that are well-executed; their power to stir a viewer's imagination and release many narratives.
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