NEWSthat is without peer,” Ive said in a statement released
by Apple. “Today it is stronger, more vibrant and more
talented than at any point in Apple’s history.”
Leading Apple’s design teams now are Evans Hankey,
vice president of Industrial Design, and Alan Dye, vice
presidentofHumanInterfaceDesign. Both will report
to AppleCOOJeffWilliams.
“Jonyisasingularfigureinthedesignworldand
his role in Apple’s revival cannot be overstated, from
1998’s groundbreaking iMac to the iPhone and the
unprecedented ambition of Apple Park, where recently
he has been putting so much of his energy and care,”
saidAppleCEOTimCook.“Applewillcontinueto
benefitfromJony’stalentsbyworkingdirectlywithhim
on exclusive projects, and through the ongoing work of
the brilliant and passionate design team he has built.
Aftersomanyyearsworkingcloselytogether,I’mhappy
thatour relationshipcontinuestoevolveandIlook
forward to working with Jony long into the future.”
In the early 1990s, Apple was a client of Tangerine,
and Ive, an employee of Tangerine, worked on designs
for Apple’s PowerBook. Ive left Tangerine and joined
Applein1992,andworkedonthesecond-generation
Newtonandthe MessagePad110.Afewyearslater,
he would come to lead Apple’s design team and
createa seriesoficonicdesigns,suchastheiMac,
the iPod, and hisbiggesthit,theiPhone.
Ive has received many honours and awards
throughout his career, including being a recipient of
the Design Museum’s Designer of the Year Award,
being made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy
of Engineering, and receiving a gold Blue Peter badge.