Chief Design Officer Jony Ive is leaving Apple to start new design firm

Jony Ive and Tim Cook at the September 2018 launch of iPhone XR | Photo provided by Apple Apple has announced that Jonathan 'Jony' Ive, Apple's chief design officer, is leaving the company 'later this year to form an independent design company which will count Apple among its primary clients.' Ive's departure is a monumental one considering the impact he's had on Apple products since he was hired in September 1992. From the original, iconic iMac to Apple's new Apple Park headquarters in Cupertin...