Apple Design Chief Jony Ive to Set Product Vision After Jobs
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Apple Inc. lost its technology visionary in Steve Jobs, who passed away yesterday, leaving head product designer Jonathan Ive to fill the creative gap.
Ive, who goes by Jony, has been Jobs’s foremost creative partner within Apple, according to Eric Chan, who runs Ecco Design Inc., an industrial design firm. Ive oversaw the development that led to devices such as the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad, honing a close working relationship with Jobs after the late co-founder returned to Cupertino, California-based Apple in 1997.