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On Tumblr: Have You Seen Jony Ive Redesigns Things?

By TechTaffy Desk

Jony_Ive_Redesigns_ThingsYou must be reading a lot of Apple stories today. TechTaffy carried five copies, and two more are scheduled. Whew. Okay, lets have some fun.

Have you seen this Tumblr blog called Jony Ive Redesigns Things? The blog was started by Sasha Agapov, a Los-Angeles based graphics designer and art director. True to its name, the blog carries images of things as they would look like, were Jony Ive to redesign them. Jony Ive Redesigns Things also carry user submissions, in case you fancied a quick sketch.

Talking of things Jony Ive has redesigned, have you heard about the solid gold Apple earphone and the piano and the champagne cooler and the Snoopy lamp the bloke redesigned? True story. Read about it on TechTaffy here.

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[Images courtesy: @Raborlatte,  Jony Ive Redesigns Things, Sotheby’s]

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