Instead, the company’s core group of about 20 industrial designers will report to Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer. Working with Jobs, Ive turned Apple’s design aesthetic into something of a religion. Read MoreBut Apple’s design group was broken up in 2015, and Ive stepped back from his day-to-day role at the company. The team was split into industrial design, which covers hardware, and a division handling user interfaces — the look of the company’s software. Hankey has been in charge of industrial design, while Alan Dye continues to lead the other group.
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