Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation

by Jonathan Zufi, Steve Wozniak (Foreword), Jim Dalrymple (Foreword)

With a breathtaking collection of unique photography, A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation takes the reader on a tour of the most visually stunning and important products produced by the world's most innovative company—Apple. Follow Apple's journey through a photographic collection of their most important desktops, portables, peripherals, prototypes, iDevices (iPad, iPod and iPhone) and packaging.

Created as a tribute to the army of engineers, designers, product managers, and visionaries that navigated Apple through this incredible journey, ICONIC is the ultimate coffee table book for every Apple fan, and the perfect gift for any Apple owner who ever wanted to explore and discover the true roots of their favorite iMac, iPod, iPad, or iPhone.

Genres: Design, Coffee Table Books, Apple

340 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Dennis Boccippio · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautiful and (nearly) comprehensive collection of photographs spanning the history of Apple design. I enjoyed it, and very much wanted to "5-star" it, but there were a couple of areas that could have been improved.

- The photography is interesting and revealing, but I'm not sure I'd say it was compelling or exciting. There is a mix of very well thought out and inspired close-ups of key industrial design elements, mixed with a number of rote "place and shoot" captures.

- Such a comprehensive collection begged more narrative commentary on the design itself. Instead the captioning is descriptive more than thoughtful.

- There are a couple of unusual minor gaps, after all the attention to other product lines, the evolution of the iPhone is hurried over

A pleasant surprise was a chapter devoted to the history of Apple packaging (and thus implicitly branding/marketing). I would have loved to have seen this more developed.

I'd say ICONIC is well worth the purchase for the faithful.

[María E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro es una preciosidad y una obra de arte. Absolutamente imprescindible para cualquier fan de Apple.

[Sander van der Heide · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought my first Apple computer in 1994 (a Macbook duo 230) and owned a lot of Apple products since then. This book was a trip down memory lane with lots of stuff I just forgot I owned (Apple iSight), lots of stuff I wish I owned (Bandai Pipin game console) and lots of stuff I didn’t even know Apple made (Quicktake photo camera). All photos look really fancy and stylish as if they were made by Apple themselves, but were made by author Jonathan Zufi. I would have loved to read all about the products you see exposed on every page, but there isn’t much info. This could be a kind of boring read if you’re not into Apple (although if you like great design, it’s interesting too), but for Apple owners and computer history interested collectors, it’s a great historic document. Could use an update now though.

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

My biggest regret in reading this amazing coffee table book is I waited so many years after receiving it as a Christmas gift to finally peruse through it! I've been a lifelong Apple fangirl. I started learning computer skills on Apple IIes in grade school. My first home computer was the original Mac 128K, and I've had several Macs throughout the years including the iconic Cube. I've owned a few varieties of iPods (I still like them as independent music devices), iPads, and of course a few iPhone models as well. It was a fun trip down memory lane to see beautiful photos of many of these products and their memorable packaging (especially for the original Mac).

[carl caesar · Rating 5 out of 5]

El título de este libro describe muy bien su contenido. Éste es un libro fotográfico de producto Apple, del producto icónico.

Como concepto el libro parece fantástico, con una edición de lujo enorme y fotografías a toda página que muestran lo mejor que Apple puede mostrarnos en Diseño Industrial. En este apartado creo que es donde más puntos consigue el libro, ya que se vende para "fanáticos de Apple", pero considero que los Diseñadores Industriales sabrán valorar más y encontrarle más a este libro. Desde la transformación de algunos modelos, el prototipado y la fabricación final. Algunos productos que no funcionaron y algunos que han supuesto una revolución. Por supuesto, los fans de Apple también lo disfrutarán.

Una cosa que me ha resultado especialmente interesante es que no solo hablan y muestran el producto Apple, también hay una mención especial al Packaging del producto Apple. Algo que ésta marca ha conseguido explotar al máximo para que el cliente obtenga una experiencia completa.

En general considero que es un libro que merece la pena disfrutar con calma, tiempo y reposado en una mesa. En contra considero que en el apartado fotográfico, se podría mejorar técnicamente, pero el trabajo general es muy bueno.

[Lovell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great chronological art book with Apple's products from Prototype to Real Products.