Steve Jobs
(1955–2011) American business magnate and inventor. Jobs was co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. and previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios.
Apple’s Lesson for Sony’s Stores: Just Connect
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 · Topics: apple, customer-experience
From NY Times: Steve Jobs set out to create the conditions most likely to convert museum visitors into actual customers, and then to make those customers feel that they were being pampered long after the sale was consummated. · Go to Apple’s Lesson for Sony’s Stores: Just Connect →
Apple keynote 1983
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 · Topics: apple, innovation, mac, presentations, presentations-examples, videos
Steve Jobs’ introduction of the famous Macintosh ‘1984’ commercial. · Watch video →
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs: Keynote text analysis
Sunday, February 4, 2007 · Topics: apple, presentations
From Seattle PI: Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates both gave big keynote addresses last week. So how did their messages compare? · Go to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs: Keynote text analysis →
Steve Jobs’ announces a revolutionary mobile phone
Thursday, January 11, 2007 · Topics: apple, creativity, iphone
Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone at Apple’s MacWorld 2007 event. · Watch video →
Gates, Jobs & the Zen aesthetic
Saturday, November 5, 2005 · Topics: presentations, presentations-examples
From Garr Reynolds: I thought it would be useful to examine briefly the two contrasting visual approaches employed by Gates and Jobs in their presentations while keeping key aesthetic concepts found in Zen in mind. I believe we can use many of the concepts in Zen and Zen aesthetics to help us compare their presentation visuals as well as help us improve our own visuals. My point in comparing Jobs and Gates is not to poke fun but to learn. · Go to Gates, Jobs & the Zen aesthetic →
