Is Apple Guilty of Planned Obsolescence? To prevent users from opening their devices, Apple is switching to a new tamper-proof screw. It's planned obsolescence, says one critic. Apple’s increasing use of tamper-resistant screws is a form of planned obsolescence, says one critic. As previously reported, Apple is using proprietary five-point security screws in the iPhone 4 and new MacBooks Airs. The screws are unique to Apple and serve one purpose only: to keep users out. The plan, says iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens, is to force customers to upgrade their gadgets sooner than necessary. “It’s a form of planned obsolescence,” says Wiens. iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens Planned obsolescence is an industrial design strategy that encourages customers to upgrade their products sooner than necessary. According to Wiens, the special screws prevent owners from upgrading or repairing their machines themselves. Apple releases new iPods and iPhones every year, and new MacBooks every couple of years. Apple didn’t respond to a request for comment. Related
The Evolution of Cell Phone Design Between 1983-2009 Cell phones have evolved immensely since 1983, both in design and function. From the Motorola DynaTAC, that power symbol that Michael Douglas wielded so forcefully in the movie “Wall Street”, to the iPhone 3G, which can take a picture, play a video, or run one of the thousands applications available from the Apple Store. There are thousands of models of cell phones that have hit the streets between 1983 and now. We’ve picked a few of the more popular and unusual ones to take you through the history of this device that most of us consider a part of our everyday lives. We have tried, wherever possible, to include the most popular phones and the phones that were “firsts” for a particular feature, but may have missed out on your favorite phones due to the sheer number of models that are out there. We invite you to post your faves in the comments section if they are not listed here. Mobile phones are just now beginning to be as vital to North Americans as they have been to Asians. Nokia 1011 LG Vu
Jonathan Ive Sir Jonathan Paul "Jony" Ive, KBE RDI (born 27 February 1967)[1] is an English designer and the Senior Vice President of Design at Apple Inc. He oversees the Industrial Design Group, and also provides leadership and direction for Human Interface (HI) software teams across the company.[2] He is the designer of many of Apple's products, including the MacBook Pro, iMac, MacBook Air, iPod, iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini and iOS 7. Steve Jobs considered Ive to be his "spiritual partner at Apple," while Fortune magazine stated in 2010 that Ive's designs have "set the course not just for Apple but for design more broadly."[3][4][5] Early life[edit] Ive was born in Chingford, London, UK. Ive explained that his discovery of the Apple Mac, after "having a real problem with computers" during his later student years, was a turning point. Career[edit] The scheduled publication of an unofficial Ive biography was announced in late 2013. Charity work[edit] Honors and awards[edit] Personal life[edit]
intel: From 4 to 64 bits in 30 years. Press Info - Apple Leadership - Jonathan Ive Apple's Jonathan Ive: How did a British polytechnic graduate become its design genius? By Rob Waugh Updated: 01:56 GMT, 20 March 2011 Rob Waugh reports on the rise to near-mythical status of Jonathan Ive, the remarkable man from Chingford Jonathan Ive (left) has helped turn Apple into the second biggest company in the world, with a higher turnover than Google or Microsoft Few Westerners have ever seen the forging of a Japanese samurai sword. The steel is folded and refolded thousands of times to create a hard outer layer and a softer inner core resulting in a singular blade: terrifyingly sharp but far less prone to breaking than any sword forged in the West. Once the blade is complete it is polished to a mirror finish, an elaborate procedure that itself can take weeks. Ive endlessly seeks crucial knowledge that can help him to make the thinnest computing devices in the world, so it surprised no one at Apple that their obsessive design genius would take a 14-hour flight for a meeting with one of Japan’s leading makers of katana. Jonathan Ive surrounded by his creations
Apple’s Jonathan Ive: great design is about focus, simplicity, emotion It's every designer's dream--and that of every innovation reporter, CEO, and Mac fan alike: a lengthy conversation with Apple's senior vice president of industrial design Jonathan Ive, who rarely grants interviews. The dream came true for the London Evening Standard's Science and Technology editor Mark Prigg, who published a long, exclusive Q&A with the knighted Apple exec, "The iMan Cometh," on March 12. One of the most striking elements of the interview, in my opinion, is how it humanizes Sir Ive. He's on such a pedestal as a design guru, it's easy to forget that he is a regular person, and of course a user of technology and admirer of great design, too. The interview opens with personal details of his life: he has twin sons with his wife, whom he met while in secondary school in the U.K., framing him as a romantic, regular guy. When discussing Apple's design strategy, Ive comes off as the opposite of aloof and arrogant. Simple is best. Image: Apple
Jonathan Ive design interview quotes | Jonathan Ive (Ives) interviews on design, quotes By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: Jan 24, 2014 This article contains a collection of quotes on design from Jonathan Ive (or "Jony Ive", as Steve Jobs called him), Apple designer. For those who don't know of him, Mr. Short quotes on design These short quotes are pulled from longer Jonathan Ive design interviews, which I'll include below. care deeplylook to be wrongattention to detailreduce and reduceform and colour defines your perceptionsolve a problem in a way that acknowledges its contextthe obviousness of everythingget rid of anything that isn't absolutely essentialdo we need that? These other short quotes have been written about Mr. an extra something that would tap into a product's underlying emotionhis design process revolves around intense iteration Personally, I recommend taking these Jonathan Ive design interview quotes and putting them on a notecard or sheet of paper, and placing them where you can see them all the time. Full quotes From a Design Museum Jonathan Ive interview: