You may not know his name, but you certainly know his work. Sir Jony Ive is the former chief design officer for Apple, and the mastermind behind devices most cannot imagine living without—the Macbook, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and more. He joined Apple at just 25 years old, and together with Steve Jobs, transformed what was a financially troubled company into a juggernaut. These are his seven songs. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da – The Police Main Theme / Carter Takes a Train–  Roy Budd Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone –The Temptations Don't You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds Define Dancing – Thomas Newman 40 – U2 This Is The Day – Ivy Listen to Jony Ive’s full playlist on Spotify. Find the transcript of this episode at lifeinsevensongs.com. Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at lifeinsevensongs@sfstandard.com.

Life in Seven Songs

The San Francisco Standard

He shaped the iPhone—so what shaped Jony Ive?

JUL 2, 202435 MIN
Life in Seven Songs

He shaped the iPhone—so what shaped Jony Ive?

JUL 2, 202435 MIN

Description

You may not know his name, but you certainly know his work. Sir Jony Ive is the former chief design officer for Apple, and the mastermind behind devices most cannot imagine living without—the Macbook, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and more. He joined Apple at just 25 years old, and together with Steve Jobs, transformed what was a financially troubled company into a juggernaut. These are his seven songs.

  1. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da – The Police
  2. Main Theme / Carter Takes a Train–  Roy Budd
  3. Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone –The Temptations
  4. Don't You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds
  5. Define Dancing – Thomas Newman
  6. 40 – U2
  7. This Is The Day – Ivy


Listen to Jony Ive’s full playlist on Spotify. Find the transcript of this episode at lifeinsevensongs.com. Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at [email protected].