Honour goes to Apple gadget guru

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () ncl ac uk>
Date: January 1, 2006 6:00:42 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Honour goes to Apple gadget guru

Dave:

For IP if you wish, from the BBC web-site:

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4569912.stm

Happy New Year!

Cheers

Brian

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> Honour goes to Apple gadget guru
>
> Jonathan Ive, the man behind Apple's iconic iPod and iMac, has  
> become a CBE in the New Year Honours list.
>
> He is widely seen as one of the key figures in Apple's resurrection.
>
> Mr Ive started working for Apple in 1992 but exerted a big  
> influence on its products only in 1997 when Steve Jobs returned to  
> the company he co-founded.
>
> Mr Ive's first design for Apple, the iMac, was hugely influential  
> and has been followed by a series of other widely admired gadgets.
>
> Apple said in a statement: "We are as proud as could be that Jony  
> is receiving such a prestigous commendation."
>
> The Queen's New Year Honours list is dominated by people who helped  
> in the aftermath of the July 7 London bombings.
>
> The list is also peppered with the usual crop of celebrities and  
> sporting figures.
>
> Gadget guru
>
> A Londoner by birth, Mr Ive studied industrial design at Newcastle  
> Polytechnic. After graduating, he set up his own design studio  
> called Tangerine.
>
> He left Tangerine when one of his early clients, Apple, offered him  
> a job at its offices in Cupertino, California.
>
> Since the launch of the iMac in 1998, Mr Ive has driven the design  
> of almost every piece of Apple hardware. Landmarks include the  
> original iMac, iBook, Power Mac, PowerBook, Mac Mini and iPod.
>
> Although many drool over the sleek look of Apple products, Mr Ive  
> has always emphasised the need for a close union of form and function.
>
> Famously private and rarely giving interviews, Mr Ive always seeks  
> to stress the teamwork that goes into creating Apple's products.
>
> The portable iPod music player has done the most to boost Apple's  
> fortunes and in September 2005 it reported its best financial  
> quarter for nine years. Sales of iPods were up 500% on the year  
> before.

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