Computer Animation Arts

Jonathan Ive This week we look at the designer that changed the face of Apple Macintosh computers. Whether you love or hate Apple, it would be hard to argue that Jonathan Ive hasn't changed the face of not only a company, but also modern industrial design as we know it. The sleek, elegant and simple form factor that Apple products are so closely linked with, all started with the ideas of Jonathan Ive. He is very much a man who seems utterly devoted to the process of design and is completely focused on making products that are simple to use and yet also stunning. What I love about the creative process, and this may sound naive, but it is this idea that one day there is no idea, and no solution, but the next day there is an idea. I find that incredibly exciting and conceptually actually remarkable. - Jonathan Ive Ive's rarely speaks to the media or gives any kind of interview, but from the short moments we see of him, it is immediately noticeable t...

Marc Newson "I'm proud to say I'm a geek. You have to be a geek...Good designers are geeks." Born in Sydney, Australia and growing up in the age of the moon landings, Marc Newson combines retro and futuristic design to create products that are hugely unique. He seems a man who is incredibly influenced by the want for things to improve. The annoyance of bad design, bad products and bad interaction have motivated him forward to simplicity. The simple principles of design are clear with every piece he creates, merging simple function and sculptural form. From chairs to cars, cutlery to spaceships, Newson has worked on projects of all scale but retains this simple and modernist form that instantly stand out as his own. "For me it's design...it's the same skill that you apply to all of these thing. The materials change. The scale changes. But beyond that, really, I solve the problem as it arises, or as it is presented to me." ...