Design Crazy: Good Looks, Hot Tempers, and True Genius at Apple
If everyone is busy making everything,
how can anyone perfect anything?
We start to confuse convenience with joy.
Abundance with choice.
Designing something requires focus.
The first thing we ask is:
What do we want people to feel?
Delight.
Surprise.
Love.
Connection.
Then we begin to craft around our intention.
It takes time.
There are a thousand no’s for ever... See more
how can anyone perfect anything?
We start to confuse convenience with joy.
Abundance with choice.
Designing something requires focus.
The first thing we ask is:
What do we want people to feel?
Delight.
Surprise.
Love.
Connection.
Then we begin to craft around our intention.
It takes time.
There are a thousand no’s for ever... See more
Apple, “Intention” | Insights and Inspiration from 50+ Great Examples
Apple encourages big thinking but small everything else.
Ken Segall • Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
The connection between the design of a product, its essence, and its manufacturing was illustrated for Jobs and Ive when they were traveling in France and went into a kitchen supply store. Ive picked up a knife he admired, but then put it down in disappointment. Jobs did the same. “We both noticed a tiny bit of glue between the handle and the blade... See more