If Sony claims to be the second largest electronic product designer in the world, Apple is the only one who dares to claim the first place. Compared with Apple's existing product line, Apple under Jobs was once synonymous with excellent industrial design. In the history of Apple, there are not only classic anodized aluminum shells, but also colorful candy colored plastic shells, which are more lively and energetic than cold metal. Today, let's take a look at the classic products with excellent design launched in Apple's history.
The new iMac G3
With the return of Jobs to Apple in 1996, he began to cut Apple's product line in a big way. With the gradual deepening of reform, Apple launched the new iMac G3 in 1998. This generation of iMac uses a candy colored shell with five colors and a design that integrates CRT display and host, which is also the beginning of modern iMac integration. In order to make the iMac G3 more convenient to carry, Apple also designed a handle on the translucent candy colored shell, which is also one of the most famous cases of Jobs' paranoia.
Integrated body+translucent candy color shell, users can see the internal structure design and electronic components such as circuit board, which has a certain sense of technology in the middle of playfulness.
In the era of CRT display, the integrated body is still a relatively rare design. Apple brought us this amazing design in 1998. Its appearance is still not outdated now. Candy color has become a synonym for lively design.
iMac G4
With the success of iMac G3, Apple embarked on the road of excellent industrial design again. In 2003, it launched the iMac G4 "photo frame". This pure white half round body+delicate swinging arm+photo frame type display iMac is a peak of modern industrial design, and its classic advertisement of the display swaying up and down is also one of the most classic works in the advertising industry.
iMac G5
The iMac G5 has a clean white front panel+silver white anodized metal body, which is very delicate in appearance. The iMac's size has also been upgraded from G3 and G4 to only the size of the display body, which can be described as the ancestor of modern all-in-one machine design.
Although the iMac G5 is bulky and thick now, it was a very attractive design at that time, and it also has a built-in suction optical drive.
If iMac G3/G4 is the beginning of bringing Apple back to its peak, then iMac G5 is the stepping stone of the modern iMac. Its appearance has been quite similar to that of the current iMac, but due to the limitations of the technology at that time, its body has been larger, but its overall structure, support, shape, etc. have been basically the same as that of the current iMac.
Power G3/ Power G4
In addition to the consumer iMac, the Apple workstation level also has a stunning appearance. Its Power G3/G4 design can combine the advantages of the iMac G3/G4. It adopts the candy color body+transparent acrylic design, which has a mellow overall style and gives a crystal clear feeling. It is matched with a display designed as a "picture frame", While providing powerful performance, it also takes into account the refined appearance.
The round four corner transparent handle design+candy color body color match is quite crystal clear, and its matching crystal keyboard is still regarded as a classic by others today.
The design of the chassis is quite different. After opening the chassis buckle on the top, the motherboard will open with the cover, saving the trouble of putting down the chassis. It is more user-friendly.
Power G4 Cube
Power G3/G4 is not only the peak of candy color body design, but also the swansong of candy color design. Apple later launched the Power G4 Cube, which has greatly reduced the size of the body, less than a quarter of the size of Power G4. It adopts the design of silver body+acrylic shell, and has a crystal like visual experience.
The internal design of the Power G4 Cube is quite compact and precise, and its integration is very high. As a workstation level host, its body size is only 10 * 8 * 8 inches, which is quite small and exquisite. However, the design also has some drawbacks, such as poor heat dissipation due to the air duct design. However, the Power G4 Cube can be said to be the elder generation of the trash can Mac Pro to some extent.
Power G5
With the launch of Apple's Power G5, Apple's product line can be described as entering the "all metal" series. The Power G5 uses a metal chassis with a strong sense of metal. Compared with G3/G4, the overall style has become quite tough, and the texture is quite sufficient. The Power series that returns to full size chassis does not need to worry about heat dissipation.
In addition, the Power G5 is the peak of Jobs' paranoia about design. It requires that the circuit board design of the Power G5 is also beautiful and orderly. Even if the chassis is opened, it is also very neat. There is no problem of messy wiring in ordinary chassis. We can hardly see exposed wiring inside the chassis, and the CPU radiator is also designed with a sense of texture.
iBook G3
In addition to desktops, Apple's notebook product line also has many cases with quite classic design. For example, the ibook G3 at the same time as the iMac G3 also adopts the candy color+translucent appearance, with a very round overall shape, and the whole machine is very cute.
The color matching and modeling of the whole machine is like a round big shell, and a quite humanized handle is designed for the rotating shaft, which can be easily moved and carried.
Macbook Little White Little Black
In addition to the well-known MBA, MBP, New Macbook and other cases, Apple has also launched MacBook Xiaobai Xiaohei with plastic shell. As a relatively cheap Macbook, its design has no sense of cheapness at all. Its pure white and pure black color matching is also attractive, and the low price is more popular with users.
As a substitute for iBook, Macbook adopts a new design style, but still has the Apple gene. The whole machine is still round, but there is a big difference from iBook. It is much more square, and it adopts a solid color design that is completely consistent with the ABCD surface. There is no longer a candy color+white color contrast design.
*Some pictures are from the network
