The genius behind apples greatest products kindle edition by kahney, leander. Ive been following leander kahney for quite some time now, going all the way back to his wired and the guardian years. Jony ive is more important to apple than steve jobs was and the company leander kahney, author of jony ive the genius behind apples. Cult of mac founder leander kahneys jony ive biography tells the story of a key figure in apple history. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jony ive. 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. The former news editor for, he is currently the editor and publisher of. A conversation with leander kahney, author of jony ive. That is one of several new details about the secretive apple designer found in jony ive. Published in 20, it misses out on the last several years of ives career at apple.
Earlier today, we published an article on leander kahney s upcoming biography of tim cook, which debuts next week. The cult of mac, cult of ipod isbn 1886411832 inside steves brain and jony ive the genius behind apples greatest products. Ive always been interested in the minds behind the apple designs. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jony ive. Ive always been interested in industrial design and have watched several talks by jony over the years. You can read this book with apple books on your iphone, ipad, ipod touch, or mac. Jony ive by leander kahney i dont usually find books about apple to be quotable. The 14 best business books ive read in 2014 first round.
Nov 14, 20 jony ive reveals the true story of apples real innovatorinchief. Kahney has written multiple books on apple and its executives, including one about jobs inside steves brain and another about apple chief design officer jony ive jony ive. New jony ive bio book hits ibooks store, here are juicy bits. Im not a designer, but ive put my favorite quotes on index cards next to my desk, which you can see here. The genius behind apples greatest products tells the riveting story of a creative genius, from his early interest in industrial design to his meteoric rise, as well as the principles and practices that led ive to become the designer of his generation. Drawing on interviews with ives former colleagues and apple insiders, kahney takes us inside the creation of these memorable objects. It certainly is the best compilation of detail on product development at apple during the ive years and some time before. Nov 14, 20 leander kahney offers a detailed portrait of the english art school student with dyslexia who became the most acclaimed tech designer of his generation.
Dec, 20 ive is now more important to apple than jobs was when he died, which i think is a hugely controversial statement, said leander kahney, author of jony ive, the genius behind apples greatest. I ve always been interested in industrial design and have watched several talks by jony over the years. I approached this book with an open mind could leander kahney have persuaded the famously private jony ive to speak. Of course, it highlighted some information from other sources such as walter isaacsons book, steve jobs, especially the close relationship with steve jobs who challenged jony ive to continue seeking perfect design solutions. Leander kahney is managing editor, formerly a senior reporter at wired news, the online sister publication of wired. The genius behind apples greatest products, kahney. Its not a complete expositionnor can there be onebut it goes much further than any other apple book ive read. Sheds new light on technologys mostwatched design team observer a real. Jony ives collaboration with jobs would produce some of the worlds most iconic technology products. Kahney now runs the cult of mac apple blog and hes already published three books about technology and apples culture. Inside steves brain, the new york times bestseller about steve jobs, cult of mac about the creation of the mac and cult of ipod which chronicles. He shows us how jony ive went from anenglish art school student with dyslexia to the manwhose immense insights.
Kahney is best known for his popular blog, cult of mac the cult of mac blog. They may not make sense if you havent read the book yourself, but theyre the notes from the book i want to remember. Leander kahney has covered apple for more than a dozen years and has written three popular books about apple and the culture of its followers, including inside steves brain and cult of mac. Leander has graciously agreed to participate in an ask me anything ama here in our forums, where hes willing to talk about cook and the process of writing the book. Leander kahney, the bestselling author of inside steves brain, offers a detailed portrait of a creative genius. This book admits its failure to open up many primary sources, except as far as the beginnings of jony s career is concerned. While there have been some books written about the man, such as leander kahneys jony ive. He is the former news editor of, and now the editor of. He is the author of the cult of mac, cult of ipod and inside steves brain.
Earlier today, we published an article on leander kahneys upcoming biography of tim cook, which debuts next week. Facing worldwide scrutiny, cook who was often described as shy, unassuming and unimaginative defied all expectations. The genius behind apples greatest products ebook written by leander kahney. The 8 best apple books you can read today computerworld. Leander kahney, the bestselling author of inside steve s brain, offers a detailed portrait of a creative genius. He shows us how jony ive went from anenglish art school student with dyslexia to the manwhose immense insights have altered the patternof our lives. Ive thought about the pr department a couple of times. The genius behind apples greatest products, ive always been able to fall back on walter issacsons biography, steve jobs, to get a bit more direct interpretation from steve jobs himself on certain. Inside steves brain a usa today best business book of 2008 a rich, essential read for fans to get inside jobss head and discover what makes apple insanely great. The giant, 300page book is a retrospective of the products developed by ives celebrated industrial design team. Nov 27, 2019 cult of mac founder leander kahneys jony ive biography tells the story of a key figure in apple history. An adulating biography of apples leftbrained wunderkind, whose work continues to revolutionize modern technology.
Leander has graciously agreed to participate in an ask me anything ama here in our forums, where hes willing to. Jan, 2014 one 1 copy of in her shoes by tamera mellon and one 1 copy of jony ive. In 2011, tim cook took on an impossible task following in the footsteps of one of historys greatest business visionaries, steve jobs. The genius behind apples greatest products by leander kahney jony ives designs have not only made apple the most valuable company. New book contends that tim cook is a better ceo than. Based on the limited stuff ive read, each book places their focus at the absolute centre of the apple universe, with all others as shadow players. Jony ive leander kahney an unauthorized biography that did an exceptional job of talking about. Someone started taking notes, steve said, you dont need to takes notes. Nov 18, 20 in the new book jony ive, leander kahney, the author of several books about apple, took on the challenge of analyzing apple through the lens of mr. My notes from the book jony ive, the genius behind apples. Jony ive reveals the true story of apples real innovatorinchief. This book admits its failure to open up many primary sources, except as far as the beginnings of jonys career is concerned. Jony ive more important to apple now than steve jobs was.
The genius behind apples greatest products di kahney, leander. He shows us how jony ive went from an english art school student with dyslexia to the man whose immense insights have altered the pattern of our lives. One 1 copy of in her shoes by tamera mellon and one 1 copy of jony ive. Jul 11, 2019 read a free sample or buy jony ive by leander kahney. Leander kahney offers a detailed portrait of the english art school student with dyslexia who became the most acclaimed tech designer of his generation. The genius behind apples greatest products by leander kahney. The genius behind apples greatest products, by leander kahney, portfolio, rrp. Dec 04, 2014 the 14 best business books ive read in 2014. Having covered apple as an editor since the 1990s and interviewed ive on numerous occasions, kahney offers a unique perspective on how this man designs.
Jony ive leander kahney an unauthorized biography that did an exceptional job of talking about the design influences and history of apple. Kahney talked about some of the highlights of his book. In the new book jony ive, leander kahney, the author of several books about apple, took on the challenge of analyzing apple through the lens of mr. Ive is now more important to apple than jobs was when he died, which i think is a hugely controversial statement, said leander kahney, author of jony ive, the genius behind apples greatest. The former news editor for, he is currently the editor and. Leander kahney, the bestselling author of insidesteve s brain, offers a detailed portrait of a creative genius. Apr 16, 2019 kahney has written multiple books on apple and its executives, including one about jobs inside steves brain and another about apple chief design officer jony ive jony ive. Facing worldwide scrutiny, cook who was often described as. This is not the case with leander kahneys book on ive. I came to realize that what was really important was the care that was put into it. Leander kahney has covered apple for more than a dozen years and has written three popular books about apple, including inside steves brain and cult of mac.
Leander kahney has covered apple for more than a dozen years and has written four popular books about apple and the culture of its followers, including inside steves brain and jony ive. Books in other cases, its just an editing choice that i felt wasted the readers time. He is also the author of four books centered on the subculture surrounding apple products, as well as the company itself. The world generally knows very little about jony ive. The genius behind apples greatest products leander kahney on free shipping on qualifying offers. This gives great insight into jony ive and the design team that has created some of the most innovative yet simple to use products. Thats where exjournalists often end up, and im sure the compensation is pretty good.
The genius behind apples greatest products tells the riveting story of a creative genius. Dec 11, 20 ive been following leander kahney for quite some time now, going all the way back to his wired and the guardian years. Usa today enjoyable, wellwritten, very informative, and, most important. These are my notes from the book, jony ive, the genius behind apples greatest products, by leander kahney.
My notes from the book jony ive, the genius behind apple. Read a free sample or buy jony ive by leander kahney. The genius behind apples greatest products, a forthcoming book from leander kahney, based on. Jony ive revealsthe true story of apple s real innovatorinchief. Leander kahney, the author of the bestselling apples key persons book. Apr 16, 2019 leander kahney, the bestselling author of inside steves brain, jony ive and cult of mac, has covered apple for more than a dozen years. Leander kahney, the bestselling author of inside steves brain, jony ive and cult of mac, has covered apple for more than a dozen years.
There are certainly some interesting anecdotes and observations but few appeal to the analytical mind. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Inside steves brain, the new york times bestseller about steve jobs, cult of mac about the creation of the mac and cult of ipod which chronicles how apples music player came to be. The genius behind apples greatest products by leander kahney jony ives designs have not only made apple the most valuable company in the world, they ve overturned entire industries. Penguin presents the audiobook edition of tim cook, by leander kahney. Jony ive by leander kahney official book trailer by simplifilm.
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