Jony Ive and the ‘fiddle factor’ [Cult of Mac Magazine No. 303]

By

The
The "fiddle factor" is the tactile magic of Apple design.
Cover: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac

What will Apple miss most as design chief Jony Ive spacewalks out of the spaceship campus? We think it’s the “fiddle factor” he injected into all his best Apple design.

Find out all about this tactile innovation in this week’s free issue of Cult of Mac Magazine for iOS. We’ve got the lowdown on Ive’s exit — and the elusive “>Evans Hankey, the woman who will lead Apple’s famous Industrial Design studio going forward.

If you prefer to read in a browser, you can find links to the week’s best Apple news, reviews and how-tos below.

The new Mac Pro design has the fiddle factor.
The new Mac Pro design definitely has the fiddle factor.
Photo: Apple

That new 16-inch MacBook Pro we've been hearing about? Could be here sooner than we thought.
That new 16-inch MacBook Pro we’ve been hearing about? Could be here sooner than we thought.
Photo: Erfon Elijiah

This week's reviews look at a unique charger, a stylish backpack, an iPad case and iOS 13 itself
This week’s reviews look at a unique charger, a stylish backpack, an iPad case and iOS 13 itself.
Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac

Newsletters

Daily round-ups or a weekly refresher, straight from Cult of Mac to your inbox.

  • The Weekender

    The week's best Apple news, reviews and how-tos from Cult of Mac, every Saturday morning. Our readers say: "Thank you guys for always posting cool stuff" -- Vaughn Nevins. "Very informative" -- Kenly Xavier.