Steve Jobs
A Biographic Portrait
Published on 8. November 2018
272 pages
978-1-78131-870-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a stunning visual guide to the life and works of entrepreneur Steve Jobs. Easily one of the most influential innovators of the twenty-first century, Steve Jobs has fundamentally shaped the way in which we communicate and, even more broadly, live our lives.
In this information-packed graphic biography, Steve Jobs' remarkable talent and genius are explored through bold design and original graphics. Kevin Lynch explores Jobs' journey from savvy salesman, to his rivalry and market competition with Bill Gates, and his shift towards radical innovations in later life. This technological innovator led a fascinating, astounding and ultimately too short life, that irreversibly impacted how we communicate.
Steve Jobs is a visual celebration and comprehensive study of 'The Maverick' and his work; and a must-have for any fan of Apple products.
In this information-packed graphic biography, Steve Jobs' remarkable talent and genius are explored through bold design and original graphics. Kevin Lynch explores Jobs' journey from savvy salesman, to his rivalry and market competition with Bill Gates, and his shift towards radical innovations in later life. This technological innovator led a fascinating, astounding and ultimately too short life, that irreversibly impacted how we communicate.
Steve Jobs is a visual celebration and comprehensive study of 'The Maverick' and his work; and a must-have for any fan of Apple products.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
File size
10,37 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78131-870-6 (9781781318706)
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Book
11/2018
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€44.76
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Person
Kevin Lynch is a London-born, Dublin-based writer and journalist. He started out as a music writer in the late 1990s, before moving to the Daily Mirror to become the newspaper's technology editor, during which time he wrote a weekly column that saw him chart the boom of consumer tech and gaming as well as the resurrection and rise of Apple Inc. Following that role, he served as editor of GuinnessWorldRecords.com and has also been a member of the judging panel for BAFTA British Academy Video Game Awards. Kevin is married with two children.
Content
- Intro
- 1 To put a ding in the universe
- 2 Creativity is just connecting things
- 3 Here's to the crazy ones
- 4 OK, let's get started
- 5 A bicycle for the mind
- 6 Simple can be harder than complex
- 7 Inventing tomorrow
- 8 Just make it great
- 9 Insanely great
- 10 The times they are a changin'
- 11 How to think differently
- 12 Why one home run is much better than two doubles
- 13 Stay hungry
- 14 Life's change agent
- 15 The lightness of being a beginner again
- 16 Something's transmitted
- 17 One more thing
