Apple's chief designer Jonathan Ive will leave the company for his own studio. He worked for the company for more than
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Jonathan Ive led the design development forthe first Mac and iPhone, and also removed skeuomorphism (using the style of real objects to create virtual ones) in iOS 7. According to the Financial Times, the company does not yet have a candidate to replace it. The entire design team will now report to Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams.
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Jonathan himself will now start his own design studio called LoveFrom, which will launch in 2020. Oddly enough, his company's first client will be Apple.
"Apple will continue to benefit from talentJoni, working directly with him on exclusive projects, as well as the continued work of the brilliant design team he has created. After many years of working closely together, I am happy to see our relationship progress and look forward to working with Joni for a long time in the future." – noted Apple CEO Tim Cook