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Rams has contributed valuable lessons to the design community. You can read more about how his work influenced Apple products here: https://www.cultofmac.com/1
by krm01 8y ago
Rams has contributed valuable lessons to the design community. You can read more about how his work influenced Apple products here: https://www.cultofmac.com/188753/the-braun-products-that-inspired-apples-iconic-designs-gallery/ https://www.cultofmac.com/188753/the-braun-products-that-ins...
His utopian perspective only works if a designer of his caliber is balanced with a visionary CEO. He had a chance to work with such a CEO at Braun. The last time we had such a magic duo was with Steve Jobs & Jony Ive.
- devmunchies 8y agothe same Ive who prided himself in designing the PoS macbook keyboard. I remember when they were first launching that new keyboard there was a video of him touting its revolutionary new design. He is a good designer but needs to prioritize reliability/longevity a bit more.
- Maro 8y agoMaybe that time they made a mistake?
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoI don't think there is any doubt about the. The problem is they seem unable to step back from it.
- m_mueller 8y agoThat's the point, you need a counter weight on the product management side. Jobs/Ive also made marvels like the 12inch powerbook or the iPhone 3GS or the swivel-LCD iMac. Not all was great but there was a high number of winners coming out of that duo. The only thing since then that's on par are the Airpods IMO.
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoThe swivel-LCD iMac was terrible, it was almost impossible to service or adjust and didn't hold up for very long. I had to wedge the arm to keep mine upright.
- rahoulb 8y agoThe iPod “classic” in its various incarnations was pure Rams