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Kinda feel for poor Jony here. Went from doing industrial design for some of the most widely-used and sought after products in the world to making a logo for a

by notJim 5y ago

Kinda feel for poor Jony here. Went from doing industrial design for some of the most widely-used and sought after products in the world to making a logo for a greenwashing group. Hope to see more interesting stuff from him going forward.

theshrike79 5y ago
Yes, Poor Jony, with his £200M fortune doing whatever he wants to do :D
ycombinete 5y ago
That’s impressively patronising
whywhywhywhy 5y ago
He’s doing what he wants to do. He’s much more passionate about the “luxury” market than tech.
brown9-2 5y ago
I bet those groups pay well though
- kbutler 5y ago
  ...compared to Chief Design Officer at Apple? (2011 $30M salary + $25M stock, not disclosed after that).
  - nielsbot 5y ago
    Yeah. Doubt he’s doing it for the money. He’s probably spending money just to have a fun design studio.
- katbyte 5y ago
  does he even need more money at this point?
alephnan 5y ago
Sometimes it’s not about the money. As for prestige, that depends on which social circle you’re in or what street creds matters to you. In some ways, working for a big tech conglomerate can be seen as being a sellout in more artistic circles. For some engineers, Google might be peak street cred. For others, it’s working on Rust. It’s super competitive to get into SpaceX, good for them, but I’m not being a code monkey for Elon. For finance roles, it could be Goldman, whereas it’s less prestigious to be a Goldman software engineer. Then in finance, those in equities may think they are superior to those working in equities. There’s talented people in all sorts of places, and there are mediocre people too. I’m sure Jony Ives is rich enough to not work or start his own project if he wants to. Maybe this project is something that is a personal / intellectual challenge because it is so distinct from Apple.
thih9 5y ago
Are you pitying Jony Ive? Why do you think he’s unhappy with current scenario? People make all kinds of career decisions; what makes somebody feel for one person, could just as well work fine for that person.
Jemm 5y ago
As long as I don't have to use his products.

by notJim 5y ago

theshrike79 5y ago

Yes, Poor Jony, with his £200M fortune doing whatever he wants to do :D

ycombinete 5y ago

That’s impressively patronising

whywhywhywhy 5y ago

He’s doing what he wants to do. He’s much more passionate about the “luxury” market than tech.

brown9-2 5y ago

I bet those groups pay well though

kbutler 5y ago
...compared to Chief Design Officer at Apple? (2011 $30M salary + $25M stock, not disclosed after that).
- nielsbot 5y ago
  Yeah. Doubt he’s doing it for the money. He’s probably spending money just to have a fun design studio.
katbyte 5y ago
does he even need more money at this point?

alephnan 5y ago

Sometimes it’s not about the money. As for prestige, that depends on which social circle you’re in or what street creds matters to you. In some ways, working for a big tech conglomerate can be seen as being a sellout in more artistic circles. For some engineers, Google might be peak street cred. For others, it’s working on Rust. It’s super competitive to get into SpaceX, good for them, but I’m not being a code monkey for Elon. For finance roles, it could be Goldman, whereas it’s less prestigious to be a Goldman software engineer. Then in finance, those in equities may think they are superior to those working in equities. There’s talented people in all sorts of places, and there are mediocre people too. I’m sure Jony Ives is rich enough to not work or start his own project if he wants to. Maybe this project is something that is a personal / intellectual challenge because it is so distinct from Apple.

thih9 5y ago

Are you pitying Jony Ive? Why do you think he’s unhappy with current scenario? People make all kinds of career decisions; what makes somebody feel for one person, could just as well work fine for that person.

Jemm 5y ago

As long as I don't have to use his products.