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<\/p>\nCupertino, California \u2014 Apple today announced that Sir Jony Ive, Apple\u2019s chief design officer, will depart the company as an employee later this year to form an independent design company which will count Apple among its primary clients. While he pursues personal projects, Ive in his new company will continue to work closely and on a range of projects with Apple.<\/p>\n
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\u201cJony is a singular figure in the design world and his role in Apple\u2019s revival cannot be overstated, from 1998\u2019s 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,\u201d said Tim Cook, Apple\u2019s CEO. \u201cApple will continue to benefit from Jony\u2019s talents by working directly with him on exclusive projects, and through the ongoing work of the brilliant and passionate design team he has built. After so many years working closely together, I\u2019m happy that our relationship continues to evolve and I look forward to working with Jony long into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Design team leaders Evans Hankey, vice president of Industrial Design, and Alan Dye, vice president of Human Interface Design, will report to Jeff Williams, Apple\u2019s chief operating officer. Both Dye and Hankey have played key leadership roles on Apple\u2019s design team for many years. Williams has led the development of Apple Watch since its inception and will spend more of his time working with the design team in their studio.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter nearly 30 years and countless projects, I am most proud of the lasting work we have done to create a design team, process and culture at Apple that is without peer. Today it is stronger, more vibrant and more talented than at any point in Apple\u2019s history,\u201d said Ive. \u201cThe team will certainly thrive under the excellent leadership of Evans, Alan and Jeff, who have been among my closest collaborators. I have the utmost confidence in my designer colleagues at Apple, who remain my closest friends, and I look forward to working with them for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apple\u2019s design team, recognized with countless design awards, brings together creatives from around the world representing multiple disciplines, including user interface, industrial design, graphic and font design, haptics and sound design.<\/p>\n
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple\u2019s four software platforms \u2014 iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS \u2014 provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple\u2019s more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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