In 2004, he was named the "Most Influential Person on British Culture" in a BBC poll of cultural writers.[4]
In 2005, Ive was awarded the D&AD's annual President's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry, which recognises a design industry hero.[5]
In 2005, The Sunday Times named Ive one of Britain's most influential expatriates, saying: "Ive may not be the richest or the most senior figure on the list, but he has certainly been one of the most influential as the man who designed the iPod."
A 2006, Macworld magazine poll listed Ive's joining Apple in 1992 as the sixth most significant event in Apple's history, while Dan Moren, a writer at MacUser magazine (a subsidiary of Macworld), suggested in March 2006 that, when the time came for Steve Jobs to step down as the CEO of Apple, Ive would be an excellent candidate for the position, justifying the statement by saying that Ive "embodies what Apple is perhaps most famous for: design".[6] However, Jobs was succeeded by Tim Cook, the company's former COO.[7]
In 2008, he was named the No. 1 "Most Influential Briton in America" by the Daily Telegraph.[13]Creativity Online included Ive in their "Creativity 50" list.[14] The same year, he was awarded the MDA Personal Achievement Award for the design of the iPhone.[15]
In 2009, Ive received an honorary doctorate from the Rhode Island School of Design,[16] and was made an honorary doctor of the Royal College of Art.[17] Also in 2009, Fast Company put him at No. 1 on their list of "100 Most Creative People in Business;[18] the Daily Telegraph named him the second "Most Influential Briton in Technology,[19]Forbes magazine listed him as second amongst the "Most Powerful People in Technology;[20] and The Guardian named him "Inventor of the Decade".[21]
In 2010, Bloomberg BusinessWeek listed Ive among the "World's Most Influential Designers",[22] CNN Money named him "Smartest Designer" in their "Smartest People in Tech" story.[23] Ive was listed at No. 18 on "The Vanity Fair 100" list,[24] and Eureka of The Times group placed him No. 5 on their list of "Britain's Most Important Scientists";[25]Fortune named Ive the "world's smartest designer" for his work on Apple products.[26]
Fortune stated in 2010 that Apple design motifs Ive's designs have "set the course not just for Apple but for design more broadly".
In 2012, Ive's Apple design team was awarded the best design studio and best brand of the past 50 years at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of D&AD.[27]
In 2012, Ive was listed as the number one in Wired's innovator and influencer list.[28]
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