Jony Ive almost quit design before his career even started

British Industrial designer Tom Karen is known for his work on the Bond Bug and the Raleigh chopper, but he has a lesser known accomplishment — he played a crucial role in the life of Apple Senior Vice President of Design Jony Ive. According to an interview in The Telegraph, Karen intervened when Ive was ready to quit design.According to Karen, Ive’s father reached out to him when Ive was struggling with an Industrial Design course at Northumbria University, then Newcastle Polytechnic. Ive was ready to quit the course and possibly end his career before it even started when Karen intervened. “He [Ive's Father] got in touch with me a bit later and said, my son Jonathan’s at university in Newcastle and is thinking about giving up his industrial design course. Maybe you could revive his interest?” Karen took Ive, along with other students, on a tour of the world-famous design consultancy company, Ogle. This tour inspired Ive to stick to his path in industrial design. This path led him from Northumbria Polytechnic to start-up design company Tangerine and eventually Apple. Since joining Apple, Ive has been responsible for the design of some of Apple’s most well-known products including the first iPod, the iMac, the MacBook Pro, the iPad and more. Continue reading →

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