The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
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The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
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Re: The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
#2The list of trackers on that website is the largest Ive ever seen
Re: The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
#3The list of trackers on that website is the largest Ive ever seen
Hmm, I think top 10 US banks easily beat those.
Re: The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
#4I respect Ive's design skills but I think that Ive leaving is one of the best things to happen to Apple in decades.
They're slowly going from Ive's minimalist artistic designs back to useful computing devices and user interfaces.
Re: The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
#5Is it me or does the article too end suddenly?
Re: The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
#6Is it me or does the article too end suddenly?
The cliffhanger is to get you to buy the book. That “article” is just an ad.
Re: The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
#7I respect Ive's design skills but I think that Ive leaving is one of the best things to happen to Apple in decades. They're slowly going from Ive's minimalist artistic designs back to useful computing devices and user interfaces.
Yeah, I've always thought he would sell out on functionality to get some meaningless design feature included for the aesthetic.
Re: The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
#8The list of trackers on that website is the largest Ive ever seen
44 trackers and ads blocked by Brave.
Re: The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
#9That bit about the firing of the designer who used the river metaphor in that email is such a good lesson for anyone:
Never ever ever ever announce moves like this if there is still money on the table that can still be taken away from you.
No matter how awesome your company is, how great the team, product or how wonderful the atmosphere is. This guy thought he wrote a heartfelt goodbye to his beloved team and was instead brutally punished for it.
That made me lose a whole lot of respect for Ive.
Re: The dissolution of Apple’s legacy design team
#10I respect Ive's design skills but I think that Ive leaving is one of the best things to happen to Apple in decades. They're slowly going from Ive's minimalist artistic designs back to useful computing devices and user interfaces.
I agree. Jon Ive was a genius with design when he had to work under constrained scenarios. But the moment he had unconstrained power, form was able to win over functionality.