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It was certainly playful and fun and seriously one of a kind in the laptop category to this day. But, Ive kinda let his design overwhelm the product and the de
by AllenKids 15y ago
It was certainly playful and fun and seriously one of a kind in the laptop category to this day.
But, Ive kinda let his design overwhelm the product and the design was a lot less timeless comparing to his similarly themed first gen iMac.
I consider it an evolution of the pretty ugly eMate (though of course much better), and it was created at a time Ive still was maturing as an industrial designer working closely with Jobs.
- danilocampos 15y agoThat's a fair point. Later designs grew ever more timeless. The only giveaway that the first all-white iBook is an older model is its dimensions, since it didn't have a widescreen display. I would offer one counter, though – the portable computer was long seen as a super serious affair. It was a thing for suits. The iBook was a bold declaration. It said "Fuck that, guys, portable computers are for everyone. Look how fun that's going to be!" The design positioned it as a friendly tool for kids, for students, for mom and dad. It was, in its way, egalitarian in a sense that no portable had previously been. Over the top? I guess, in hindsight, yes. But it reconfigured expectations, so in that way, the design did its job.