After a week of voting, voters have chosen Sir Jonathan Ive as their favorite British Visionary Innovator for 2012. He received 46.6% of your votes, making him the clear favorite from a list of other hugely-talented, creative and innovative people.
Sir Jonathan Ive was born in Chingford, London in 1967. A graduate of Newcastle Polytechnic, Ive showed a flair for Industrial Design which led him to work for Apple briefly in 1992, and then as a permanent fixture with Apple under the leadership of Steve Jobs in 1997.
Over the past 15 years, Ive has designed some of the most popular electronic products of all time, which have now reached iconic status. These include iMac, Macbook, iPhone, iPad, and of course, the iPod.
Some of the accolades that he has had bestowed upon him include ‘Most Influential Person on British Culture’ (BBC), ‘Inventor of the decade’ (Guardian), and he was knighted in 2012.
Finally, today, voters have named hime favorite British Visionary Innovator of 2012.
MacDailyNews Take: Yup, you knew what to do.
Congrats, Sir Jony!
Source: Intellectual Property Office
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