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24 alternatives to Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products

A look into the mind behind Apple's iconic products.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Inside Apple▲63

   How America's most admired-& secretive-company really works

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Start Something New by Apple▲156

   Collection of artworks made with Apple products

   2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inside Apple▲145

   The best source of in-depth news and analysis about Apple

   2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Designed by Apple in California▲266

   A book chronicling 20 years of Apple design, made by Apple

   2016 · apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon▲74

   Look behind the scenes of an iconic company

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Innovator's Dilemma▲202

   The seminal business book

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nicely Done▲126

   Curated showcase of the best digital products.

   2016 · nicelydone.club · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Buddha to Bezos▲114

   Product lessons from the greatest innovators in history

   2020 · kush-apoorva.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Time Machine▲172

    Re-discover the best products from Product Hunt.

    2015 · awkweb.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Idea Makers▲58

    Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success▲75

    Stories of innovators who dared to work differently and pra…

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Innovator's DNA▲60

    Mastering the five skills of successful innovators

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Business-Driven Digital Product Design▲127

    A guide on how to create influential user experience

    2020 · fireart.studio · its alternatives →

15. 15
    WatchKit▲152

    Design and development resources for the Apple Watch

    2014 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Finding the Next Steve Jobs▲56

    How to find, hire, keep and nurture creative talent

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Badass: Making Users Awesome▲104

    Insight into what makes certain offerings shine (book)

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Marvel for Apple Watch▲134

    See your sketches, designs and prototypes on the Apple Watch

    2015 · marvelapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Inside Steve's Brain▲65

    Business lessons from Steve Jobs, the man who saved Apple

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The User Method▲72

    How entrepreneurs create successful innovations

    2016 · usermethod.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Makey Makey▲75

    Ever played piano on bananas? An invention kit for everyone

    2014 · makeymakey.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Google Guys▲64

    Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Forbes' The Premise - Designing Future Things▲60

    Gadi Amit of NewDealDesign and David Edge of Arup Group

    2016 · forbes.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Meaningful: The Story of Ideas that Fly▲61

    Building ideas that make successful products

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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