Design Spotlight Is Thrown on Ive

October 7, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Without Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. investors and customers are asking a big question: Can it continue to turn out innovative products without its co-founder and design visionary?

The answer may lie with Jonathan Ive, an Apple executive little known outside the technology industry.

Mr. Ive is Apple’s design chief. Since taking charge of the company’s design team in 1996, Mr. Ive and his group have been responsible for coming up with the physical look and feel of products that have helped set Apple apart from competitors.

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Tagged with: Andrew Morse, Apple, design, John Letzing, Jonathan Ive, Steve Jobs, The Wall Street Journal

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