If Jony Ive is a genius, then what is Dieter Rams?Jony Ive is a genius. One of the best designers ever.
Sometimes the best way to lead is to hire smart people and just let them do their er, jobs.
Sorry but this is not correct.
It would be like me saying I can rest my hand on the table and with a light touch from my fingers I can slide something the same size and shape as a matchbox around the table with my finger tips.
This does not make a matchbox an ergonomic design.
The problem is, ergonomic designs, that are made to fit you hand, ideally in a comfortable relaxed state often don't look "Cool"
Matching the design of a device to the human form often means lumps and bumps and shapes that are superb to use, but we currently don't think they look very modern.
It's only a current style issue and as we know from looking at antiques, styles and what is liked or not changes over the years.
i do not think he was there ...
Tim cook may boot him to UK!
If Jony Ive is a genius, then what is Dieter Rams?
http://gizmodo.com/343641/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future
That's why arm-stable input devices like trackpads and trackballs are the only truly ergonomic devices. This isn't news or anything. Your fingers are designed to move frequently, not your elbow.Honestly, the Apple mice and some flat Logitechs are the only ones that keep me pain free. And hey have done since the beige era, which I would count for antique in the world of computers. I've tried multiple "ergonomic" solutions but they are just so counter their intended function. To me at least. Being able to rest the forearm and part of the hand on the table while the mouse sits like a light skiddish pebble in between your fingers is just right. Ergonomic mice seem to be ergonomics for the hand only. As the hand is elevated the weight of the arm leans on the wrist which in turn ends up in a horrible bend and the whole arm all the way up to the shoulders needs to do all the work to move the mouse.
He called Jonathan Ive, Apple's design chief, his "spiritual partner" at Apple. He told Isaacson that Ive had "more operation power" at Apple than anyone besides Jobs himself -- that there's no one at the company who can tell Ive what to do. That, says Jobs, is "the way I set it up."
If Jony Ive is a genius, then what is Dieter Rams?
http://gizmodo.com/343641/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future
Remember Steve Jobs' quote(It's actually Picasso's but he used it a lot)?
"Bad artists copy. Good artists steal."
And Steve called it stealing. That means he's jealous about Android. Steve seemed to be very selfish at times.
Like the wrist slicing edge to their unibody Macbook Pro! Honestly I LOVE their industrial design overall (I love shiny, pretty things) but there are issues.
As someone who has personally witnessed enough 'design by committee' to last a lifetime, this is very refreshing to hear.
The dutch call it the "polder-model". It means that you have to come to a compromise between extremes (all of which are good solutions by itself), whereas the compromise is usually so twisted that it's useless.
You walk along the road, and there is a manhole right in front of you with the cover removed. Do you walk past the right side, do you walk past the left side, or do you make a compromise and fall right into the hole?
Well if you ever worked in a company with a person in charge of designs that sucked, you know how awful that can be. The same can be said about working in a company where a bunch of inexperienced "higher-ups" get to add/demand their input to screw up a product.
I noticed that too. I have always seen him in the product videos. Yikes