I have been reading all of these posts an tributes on the internet and it has really got me thinking. I am not normally the kind of guy that gets emotional or too saddened when a celebrity/famous person dies, but I have to say that this has really hit me pretty hard. I feel blessed to have been able to be influenced by a man that I would compare to Edison and many of the other greats of the world. I don’t feel there will ever be another like him.
On another note…his passing has shown what true brand loyalty is all about. I don’t think there is another brand out there that if the founder passes it would effect the world emotionally.
Rest in Peace, SIR. You will be remembered forever, the ‘rarest of the rare’. 56 years of inspiration. I wish you would have lived, for few more years to guide this world for even better.
I heard a great story today, from a friend of a friend that works at Norman Foster.
Everybody knows about the new apple headquarters building in Cupertino, we’ve all seen the render. Apparently Apple went to a great expense to build a section of the building specifically for Steve Jobs, so he could experience what it would be like when it was built (possibly because he knew he wouldn’t make it to see the real building). It also might have been his way of prototyping too. It sounds just like everything I’ve heard about him…
I was driving home from a late night at work when I heard the announcement on NPR Wednesday, and I have to say, I was immediately struck by how much of a blow I felt and the slight shock that I was feeling such an impact from his passing, then trying to process both the loss and my feelings at the same time.
When I got home and looked at my Twitter feed and what was going on in Facebook land, it was very apparent that I was not alone.
Great story. I recall watching Steve present the project to the city leadership and thinking to myself “this building is surely going to be named after him.” I hope Foster + Partners settles for nothing less than what Steve Jobs himself would demand for all aspects of the building, down to the very nut and bolt detail.
My personal biggest memory of Steve Jobs was of him quantifying how much of life can be wasted just waiting for a computer to start from when you press the button to it being ready for your commands. He also knew we were going to touch and interface with these things every single day, so why not make them elegant and beautiful so that we can experience elegance and beauty every single day? It was from this idea that I now measure much of my purchases, especially the things that I know I will “interface with” on a daily basis.
This is the most inspiring and frustrating Steve Jobs videos that I’ve seen. Watch this and tell me that you don’t think of the iPod, iPad, iPhone and the Apple cloud etc. It’s like the last 14 years have just been realizing what Jobs already saw in 1997.
The inspiring part is that we can foresee the future market and make it happen. The frustrating part is there doesn’t seem to be many corporate leaders with this kind of distant foresight.
I’ll have to have a look at that one tonight when people have left the office.
Been frolicing in old keynotes, documentaries, Pirates of silicon valley and youtube the last few days.
Watched this one yesterday, featuring Bill & Steves (excellent adventure!). Even though we know that he has predicted (or steered?) market oppourtunities, he does answer quite a few times that it is impossible to predict technology 5-10 years in to the future.
Although it does seem like his gut feeling has surpassed the accuracy of a common Jedi…
Very very good interview (except for when mossberg and the woman try comedy), with a good vibe to it.
mo-i: I’m with you. Never owned an Apple product. I have problems with how fast they seem to become obsolete and their all-encompassing system strategy. I like to think that I would do the same things if I was in Jobs’ position.
bngi: something less discussed is Apple failures. Apple TV has been lukewarm. I’m curious to see if that program is renewed. The famous G4 cube. Numerous little usability errors (round mouse, iPod interface changed with each generation, no backspace key on keyboards). Perhaps one of the most powerful elements of Jobs is how he abandoned failures rather than try to turn them around (or justify them).
How so many people, designer or not, have been effected and moved by Steve’s death is testament to how amazing this man and his drive was. What he built will continue to grow and will outlive us all.
