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Jonathan Ive, born on February 27, 1967, is a renowned industrial designer from the United Kingdom. Known for his minimalist and elegant design style, he is the soul of Apple's design team and has had a profound impact on the appearance and user experience of Apple products.

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“I’m always focussed on the actual work, and I think that’s a much more succinct way to describe what you care about than any speech I could ever make.”

Thinking Way Care Speech

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“It's one of the curses of designing that when you look at anything, you're constantly thinking, Why? Why - why was it designed like that, and not like this?”

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“I think subconsciously people are remarkably discerning. I think that they can sense care.”

People Thinking Care Discerning

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“So much of what we try to do is get to a point where the solution seems inevitable: you know, you think "of course it's that way, why would it be any other way?" It looks so obvious, but that sense of inevitability in the solution is really hard to achieve.”

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“I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in simplicity; in clarity, in efficiency. True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation. It's about bringing order to complexity.”

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“The design process is about designing and prototyping and making. When you separate those, I think the final result suffers.”

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“We’re surrounded by anonymous, poorly made objects. It’s tempting to think it’s because the people who use them don’t care - just like the people who make them. But what we’ve shown is that people do care. It’s not just about aesthetics. They care about things that are thoughtfully conceived and well made. We make and sell a very, very large number of (hopefully) beautiful, well-made things. our success is a victory for purity, integrity - for giving a damn.”

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“I think it’s a wonderful view that care was important – but I think you can make a one-off and not care and you can make a million of something and care. Whether you really care or not is not driven by how many of the products you’re going to make.”

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“Perhaps I'd like to design cars, but I don't think I'd be much good at it.”

Thinking Car Design

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Born: February 27, 1967
Known for: Designer
Quotes: 102

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