Christopher Stringer (born 9 March 1965) is an industrial designer, formerly of Apple.[1] During his 22 years at Apple (1995-2017), he contributed to the design of the PowerBook, iMac, iPod, iPhone,[2] iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch, Apple Pencil, HomePod, USB-C. He currently holds over 1,400 patents,[3][4] and was the key industrial design witness for Apple during the Apple vs. Samsung trial in 2012.[5][6] In 2018 he founded audio brand Syng,[7] where he is the Founder and Chief Design Officer.
Early life and education edit
Christopher Stringer was born 9 March 1965 in Australia, to English parents, who moved back to England in 1970, initially to the North West of England, then as a teenager to Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where he attended Redhill Secondary School, followed by King Edward VI Sixth Form College to do A levels until 1983. In 1986 he graduated from North Staffordshire Polytechnic and earned an industrial design BA (Hons) degree. He then moved to London in 1986 to attend the Royal College of Art, where he graduated with a Master of Design degree in 1988. In 2017 he left Apple to pursue new interests.[8]
References edit
- ^ Fiegerman, Seth (August 13, 2012). "Meet the Members of Apples Elite Industrial Design Team". Business Insider. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ Gupta, Poornima (July 31, 2012). "Chistopher Stringer, Apple Design Veteran, Calls iPhone Crafters Maniacal". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ Nadeem, Mohammad (February 28, 2017). "The Real Difference Between Apple and Google". Rich Candies. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Christopher J. Stringer 1270 Patents". Patents View. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Fiegerman, Seth (July 30, 2012). "Apple vs. Samsung: Everything You Need To Know About the Trial of the Century". Business Insider. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ Fried, Ina (July 31, 2012). "Apple Literally Designs Its Products Around a Kitchen Table". All Things D. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Ex-Apple designer to launch a product that competes with Apple itself". 26 May 2020.
- ^ Hein, Buster (July 30, 2012). "The lead designer of the original iPhone is leaving Apple". Cult of Mac. Retrieved April 3, 2017.