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by Kahney, Leander


  Doonesbury (comic), 77

  double-sandwich course structure, at Newcastle Polytechnic, 15–16

  Dunn, Jeremy, 7

  Dunn, Paul, 118, 119, 120, 121

  DuPont, 147

  Dynabook, 231

  easy access to inside of Macs, 98

  Eichler, Joseph, 106

  802.11 wireless networking technology, 148–49

  Elias, John, 214

  Ellison, Larry, 115

  eMachines, 135

  eMate, 99, 123

  Emin, Tracey, 16

  engineering department, Apple, 73, 149–50

  English, Rick, 69, 73, 74, 78

  enterprise resource-planning system (ERP), 203

  environmental profile, of Apple, 248–50

  Espresso aesthetic, 83–84

  Esslinger, Hartmut, 63, 66, 109–10, 112, 114

  European Space Agency, 142–43

  Extrudo design

  for iPad, 234–35

  for iPhone, 221–22

  ExxonMobil, 256

  Fadell, Tony

  as head of iPod division, 199

  iPhone and, 216, 217–18, 219

  iPod and, 174–78

  leaves Apple, 237–38

  Fairs, Marcus, 195–96

  Fancy Models Corporation, 168

  Federighi, Craig, 261

  fiddle factor, 22–23, 76

  FingerWorks, 214

  floppy drive, lack of on iMac, 125, 133–34

  Folio keyboard, 56

  Ford, 60

  Ford, Henry, 107

  Forstall, Scott, 163, 216, 218–20, 259, 260, 261, 262, 265

  Fortt, Jon, 134

  Fortune, 137

  Foxconn, 206, 208–10

  friction stir welding (FSW), 247

  Frog Design, 63, 64, 65–66, 69, 73, 109–10

  Fukasawa, Naoto, 46

  Furbershaw, Gerard, 31

  Fuse Networks, 174

  Future Power, 135

  Gates, Bill, 136, 254

  Gateway, 105

  Germanic approach to design education, 17

  German Industrie Forum, 42

  Gibson, Hal, 134

  Giugiaro, Giorgetto, 64–65, 112

  Glancey, Jonathan, 196

  Goldsmiths, 16–17

  Goldstar, 42

  Gore, Al, 254

  Gorilla Glass, 228

  GQ, 195

  Gray, Eileen, 44

  Gray, Philip J., 10–11, 22, 27, 28, 33, 35, 36, 50–51, 78, 257

  green initiatives, of Apple, 248–50

  Greenpeace International, 248, 249

  GRiD Compass, 20–21

  Grinyer, Clive, 20–21, 22–23, 26–27, 30, 34, 37–51, 54, 56, 57–58, 59, 266–67

  Grisedale, Sally, 82, 142, 262–63

  Guardian, 197, 252

  GVO Inc., 31

  Haddon, John, 5

  “halo” effect, 154, 183, 190

  Halpin, Jim, 134

  handles

  on iBooks, 146

  on iMac, 124–25

  on Power Mac G3, 144

  Hargadon, Andrew, 269–70

  Harmon Kardon, 258

  Harper, Beverley, 74

  hearing aid project, 25, 36

  Hecht, Sam, 39, 46

  Hewlett Packard (HP), 95, 142

  Hille, 160

  Hirst, Damien, 16

  Homayounfar, Amir, 130–31, 149–50

  home networking, 148–49

  Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., 202

  Howarth, Richard, 80, 81, 167

  iPad and, 235

  iPhone and, 219, 221, 223–24, 255–56

  iPod and, 179

  IBM, 106

  iBooks, 145–49

  clamshell design of, 146, 147

  handles on, 146

  Ice iBook, 153–55

  latchless lid for, 147

  manufacturing challenges for, 146–47

  production of, 202

  Wi-Fi technology adopted for, 148–49

  Ice iBook, 153–55

  ICON magazine, 160, 196

  I.D. magazine, 69, 74, 91

  Ideal Standard, 36–37, 41, 48–49

  IDEO (ID Two), 26, 30, 45, 47, 69, 189

  IDg studio, Apple

  aluminum use in manufacturing, 195, 204–8

  Apple new product process and, 142–43

  brainstorming sessions, 166–68

  Brunner’s establishing of, 62–63, 67–74

  CAD modeling workflow pioneered by Jony for, 117–22

  close-knit nature of team at, 170–71

  designers recruited by Jony for, 80–83

  environmental impact of products and, 249

  Espresso aesthetic, 83–84

  focus provided by Jobs for, 113–15

  iBook design and development, 145–49

  Ice iBook design and development, 153–55

  iMac, development and evolution of, 115–41

  iMac G4 design and development, 187–91

  iPad design, 232–39

  iPhone design, 218–29

  iPod design, 178–86

  Jony as head of, 94–250

  Jony’s first projects at, 75–80

  modeling shop consolidated into, 120

  model making and, 168–69

  office layout of, at IL2, 159–63

  polycarbonate casings, transition to, 154–55

  Power Mac design and development, 143–45

  Power Mac G4 Cube design and development, 155–58

  Project Pomona and, 84–92

  secrecy and, 163–65

  security for, 163

  sketching, role of, 166–68

  Titanium PowerBook G4 design and development, 150–53

  touch interface and, 211–14

  unibody manufacturing process and, 240–48

  ID Two (IDEO), 26, 30, 45, 47, 69, 189

  iMac, 80, 115–41

  advertising campaign for, 132–33

  Bondi Blue chosen for original, 123–24

  CAD modeling process pioneered for, 117–22

  design story of, 116

  egg shape design for, 117

  floppy drive abandoned, 125, 133–34

  friction stir welding (FSW) and, 247

  G4 (See iMac G4)

  Jobs introduces, 131–32

  as “legacy-free” computer, 125–26

  mouse for, 126

  naming of, 128–29

  network computer origins of, 115–17, 122

  new colors chosen for, 138–41

  production of, 127, 130–31, 202

  recessed handle for, 124–25

  reviews of, 133–34

  sales of, 134–35

  transparency of, 123–24

  upgrading of, to real computer, 122–23

  USB adopted for, 125–26

  iMac G4, 140–41, 187–92

  bezel for, 189–90

  Jobs unveils, 191

  LCD screen design for, 187–89

  packaging for, 190–91

  Intel, 125, 148

  intelligent ATM design, 26

  Inventec, 79

  inventory, 203–4

  iOS 7, 261–62

  iPad, 70, 94, 154, 158, 232–39, 249, 258–59, 268

  aluminum, use of, 236–37

  Extrudo design, 234–35

  fourth-generation, 239

  iPad 2

  magnets, use of, 151

  unibody engineering, 238

  iPad mini, 239

>   sales of, 237

  Sandwich design, 235

  screen size selection, 233

  third-generation, 239, 258–59

  iPhone, 70, 80, 94, 154, 214–31, 268

  design process for, 218–29

  design story of, 220

  Extrudo design, 221–22

  iPhone 3G, 235–36

  iPhone 4s, 255–56

  iPhone 5, 259

  multi-touch function of, 225–26

  operating system for, development of, 218–20

  P1 and P2 projects, 217–18

  release of, 229–31

  sales of, 231

  Sandwich design, 221, 222, 224, 225

  switch from plastic to glass for, 226–29

  iPod, 80, 154, 172–86, 199, 268

  design story of, 175

  Fadell’s engineering of, 174–78

  industrial design for, 178–86

  Jobs unveils, 184–85

  Mini, 194–95, 204

  on-off button, omission of, 180–81

  packaging for, 184

  prototype designs, 178

  scroll wheel for, 176–77

  stainless steel, use of, 181–82

  user interface for, 179–80

  white color for, 182–83, 185

  Isaacson, Walter, 6, 163, 188, 252, 264

  Italdesign studio, 64

  iTunes, 172, 175

  iTunes phone (ROKR E1), 215

  Ive, Alison, 1

  Ive, Charlie, 28, 171

  Ive, Harry, 28, 171

  Ive, Heather, 28, 33, 40, 59, 62

  Ive, Jonathan Paul. See also IDg studio, Apple

  accepts Apple’s job offer, 57–61

  awards won by and recognition accorded, 195–97

  broad design disciplinary exposure of, 17–19

  cars, passion for, 192–93

  childhood of, 1–4

  as creative head at Apple, 259–70

  CRT monitor design of, 79–80

  degree distinction, 27–28

  designers hired by, 80–83

  dyslexia diagnosis of, 1–2

  early education of, 1–12

  easy access to inside of Macs idea of, 98

  eulogy for Jobs by, 255

  evolution of role of, at Apple, 169–70

  first Mac of, 28–29

  Germanic influence in design of, 17

  Gray’s sponsorship of, 10–12

  high school years of, 4–12

  iBooks and, 145–46

  iMac, development and evolution of, 115–28, 130–31, 133–34, 138–40

  intelligent ATM design of, 26

  Jobs and, 112–13, 137, 169, 170, 193, 251–52, 264

  knighting of, 256–57

  landline phone design of, 24–25, 26–27

  minimalism of, 46

  at Newcastle Polytechnic, 13–28

  Newton MessagePad 110 design of, 75–78

  office of, at IDg, 160

  overhead projector (OHP) design of, 9–10

  at Pitney Bowes, 30

  placements of, 20–23

  Power Macs and, 144–45

  Project Pomona and, 86, 87–91

  remains with Apple, 2011, 252–53

  replaces Brunner as head of design at Apple, 94–95

  at Roberts Weaver Group, 33–37

  RSA travel bursaries won by, 23–28

  Rubenstein and, 100, 144–45, 193, 199–200, 265

  senior vice president of industrial design, promotion to, 199

  simplification philosophy of, 268–69

  social life of, 257–58

  software design of, 261–63

  at Tangerine, 40–60

  TX2 pen design of, 22–23

  visits Lunar design and other Silicon Valley firms, 30, 33

  Ive, Michael John, 1, 2–4, 5–6, 10–12, 105, 192, 197

  Ive, Pamela Mary, 1

  Jaguar, 32

  jewelry, 152

  Jobs, Laurene, 188, 251

  Jobs, Steve, 2, 51, 52, 63, 66, 91, 97, 207

  death of and funeral services for, 254–55

  design philosophy of, 105–10, 136–37

  early Macintosh design, 106–8

  focuses design group on four products, 113–15

  green initiatives and, 248, 249

  IDg Studios setup at IL2 and, 160–63

  illness of, 251, 253

  iMac and, 115, 122, 124, 125–28, 129, 131–32, 135, 138–40

  iMac G4 and, 187–88, 191

  iPad and, 232, 237

  iPhone and, 218, 222, 227, 229, 230, 231

  iPod and, 174, 175–76, 177, 180, 183–85

  Jony and, 112–13, 137, 169, 170, 193, 251–52, 264

  organizational changes made by, 110–13

  Power Macs and, 144

  restructuring and product line simplification under, 102–5, 113–15

  returns to Apple, 101–2

  touch interface and, 213

  touch-screen phone idea and, 215–16

  Joswiak, Greg, 172–73

  Juggernaut project, 51, 53–60, 73

  just-in-time production, 203–4

  Kango, 36

  Kay, Alan, 231

  Kerr, Duncan Robert, 80, 81, 211–12

  Kimberley, Chris, 5

  Kindle, 95

  King, Oliver, 39

  Knox, Kevin, 157

  Kunkel, Paul, 46, 69, 94

  Lam, Lawrence, 70

  Lambert, Danielle, 237–38

  landline phone design, 24–25, 26–27

  latch, for Power Mac G5 Tower, 207–8

  latchless lid, for iBook, 147

  LCD screen design for iMac G4, 187–89

  Lefteri, Chris, 181–82, 244

  Leica, 258

  LG Electronics, 43, 60, 127, 130, 202

  Lifesaver Macs, 140

  Lindy, 75–79

  Lovegrove, Ross, 42

  Lowe, Peter, 31

  Lunar Design, 30–32, 65–66

  MacAddict, 52

  MacBook, 158

  MacBook Air, 240–41

  Macintosh, 106–8

  Macintosh Color Classic, 84

  Macintosh Folio, 56

  Macintosh Workspace, 57

  Mac Mini, 157, 168–69, 205

  Mac OS X, 172

  MacWeek, 123

  magnets, 151

  Manock, Jerry, 106, 107, 108, 110, 151

  @Mark, 122

  Markoff, John, 62

  Mayer, Marissa, 258

  McDonnell Douglas, 120

  McElhinny, Harold, 216–17

  Memphis Group, 108

  Meschter, Jay, 70, 71–72

  metal injection molding, 147

  Meyerhoffer, Thomas, 123

  Microsoft, 52, 96, 122, 157

  Milton, Alex, 17–18, 39, 46, 270

  minimalism, 46

  Model 035, 214–18

  model making, 168–69

  Model T, 107

  Moggridge, Bill, 20–21, 45

  mold makers, 121

  Morrison, Jasper, 44

  Moss, Malcolm, 3

  Motorola, 96

  Mounsey, Craig, 7, 14, 15, 24

  MP3 players, 172–73. See also iPod

  Muji, 46

  multi-touch, 211–14, 225–26

  Murdoch, Rupert, 254

  muscled glass, 227–28

  Napster, 172

  NASA, 142–43

  netbooks, 232

  Netscape Navigator, 114

  network computer
(NC), 115, 122

  Network Computing, Inc., 115

  Networking Computer Alliance, 115

  Newcastle Polytechnic, 13–28

  new product process (ANPP), at Apple, 141–43

  Newsom, Marc, 160, 257

  Newsweek, 116

  Newton MessagePad, 52, 55, 75–79, 94, 268

  Jobs killing of, 104

  Jony’s design for second generation of, 75–78

  New York Times, 62, 96, 180, 261

  NeXT, 51, 66, 142

  Ng, Stan, 175, 176

  Nike, 95

  Nishibori, Shin, 222, 223

  Norman, Don, 83–84, 97–98, 99, 103, 127

  Northumbria University. See Newcastle Polytechnic

  offline projects, 53

  Olivetti, 108

  Oracle Corporation, 115

  Ording, Bas, 213–14

  over-design, 46

  overhead projector (OHP), Jony’s design for, 9–10

  Oyama, Terry, 107–8

  P-68 (Project Dulcimer), 177–84

  packaging

  for iMac G4, 190–91

  for iPod, 184

  Page, Larry, 254

  Palm, Inc., 174, 199

  Palm Pilot, 104

  parallel design investigations, 53, 73–74

  Parsey, Tim, 70, 77, 90–91

  Pentagram, 92, 95

  pen (TX2) design, 22–23

  personal digital assistants (PDAs), 52

  Phillips, Peter, 21–22, 43–44, 45, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61

  Pippin, 122

  Pitney Bowes, 25, 26, 30

  Pixar, 51, 118

  placements, 15–16

  Jony’s at Roberts Weaver Group, 20–23

  Pogue, David, 239

  Polaroid, 95

  polycarbonate casings, 154–55

  Porsche Design Studio, 64

  Powell, Richard, 198–99

  PowerBooks, 52, 54, 55, 94

  G4 (See Titanium PowerBook G4)

  production of, 202

  seventeen inch PowerBook, 197–98

  Power Computing, 96

  Power Macs, 143–45

  G3, 144

  G4, 144–45

  G4 Cube, 155–58

  G5 Tower, 206–8

  PowerPC platform, 32

  product development cycles, 72–73

  product line leaders (PLLs), 72

  Project Dulcimer, 177–84

  Project Juggernaut, 51, 53–60, 73

  Project Pomona, 84–93

  Purple. See iPhone

  Qualcast, 36

  Quanta Computer, 202

  QuickTime 4, 179

  Rams, Dieter, 44

  Real Networks, 174

  repairs and servicing, by Apple, 249

  resistive screens, 225–26

  Robbin, Jeff, 172, 175, 183

  Roberts, Jos, 37

  Roberts Weaver Group, 10–11, 20, 33–37, 41–42

 

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