Comments on: Jonathan Ive, Design Genius or Something Else?

By: Design Sojourn | Strategic Industrial Design Blog » The Best Designs come during Tough Economic Times

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:32:52 +0000

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By: Design Sojourn | Strategic Industrial Design Blog » Naoto Fukasawa: Without a Thought

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:01:55 +0000

[...] in the world. In it he shares his unique design philosophy, which I sense is a reinterpretation of Dieter Ram’s thinking (someone who Naoto looks up to) and a strong dose Japanese Zen [...]

By: StudentDesigner

StudentDesigner — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:16:13 +0000

If you look at some of Ive’s earlier designs (had a book out on apples early products the other day) they don’t seem to conform to the same design philosophies, They were much more flamboyant and less reserved in the detailing which leads one to think it was either an evolution or a blatant copy.. I would say the latter, from what I hear Johnny was always a complete product ‘nerd’ right from the very start of his studies so I think its no surprise that after all this time and all his sustained hard work he’s regarded a ‘design genius’. (lets not mention his big break at getting to Apple so early in his career!)

As for Fukasawa, perhaps he was influenced by Dieters 10 commandments but from reading his book I’d hazard a guess that his Japanese background – his Shinto learnings for example – are a much more apparent influence on his work.

I agree though, the iPod/Portable Radio Comparison is scary!

By: Jan Moryson

Jan Moryson — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:11:11 +0000

Hi,
there was not really something to “uncover” It’s more a collection of images that where discussed several times in many blogs and boards.

But you are right, a credit would have been nice.

Greetings from Germany,
Jan (www.flankenlauf.com)

By: DT

DT — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:21:34 +0000

Hey KN Sato,

That is terrible! I had assumed they were the ones that uncovered this story, I did not realised that they had “pinched” it from someone else.

Gizmondo has dropped a notched in my eyes.

Thanks for pointing this out, and please keep in touch.