Creative Selection
Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
by Ken Kocienda
Recommended by 4 notable people, including Keith Rabois and Andrew Chen
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Recommended by 6 sources and appears in Silicon Valley, Most Recommended Books, and Technology.
An insider's account of Apple's creative process during the golden years of Steve Jobs.Hundreds of millions of people use Apple products every day; several thousand work on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California; but only a handful sit at the drawing board. Creative Selection recounts the life of one of the few who worked behind the scenes, a high...
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