Steve Jobs: Apple Logo Re-Imagined to Pay Tribute
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(Photo credit: Johnathan Mak)
A visual tribute to Steve Jobs has re-imagined the classic Apple logo with Jobs’ silhouette as the bite in the Apple. The image’s caption simply reads, “Thanks, Steve.”
The artist is 19-year-old Jonathan Mak, a self-described designer, photographer and philosopher living in Hong Kong.
The image has gone viral, making its way through Facebook and the blogosphere. The artist’s website has nearly 700 comments from supporters around the world.
“Clearly inspired…watching this make its way around the world at the speed of light,” wrote DanielleA on the website. “Touching the lives of many in the blink of an eye.”
Many of the comments express big ideas for the image. Dozens of people wrote that they’d like to see Apple change the logo to this tribute. Others want to buy print and t-shirts with the image. One person said they’d like to get a tattoo of it.
“A more poignant image could not have been made,” wrote AdamIrennie. “Well done Jonathan, an awesome tribute to an awesome mind.”
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This is one of the best design I have ever seen, simple but get to the point. It seems like Steve is in deep thinking. This design gives me a haunting feeling.
Posted by: silkphoenix | October 6, 2011, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
if this is on a future apple product i will buy it for the rememberance of steve jobs!
Posted by: cory albert | October 6, 2011, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
Much respect Steve. Like one of my boys told me, “He was a real life Tony Starks.” R.I.P
Posted by: Clay | October 6, 2011, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
I feel Apple should use this as there new logo, Permanently………………
Posted by: Robert Vogel | October 6, 2011, 7:41 pm 7:41 pm
I found the logo very touching and beautifully done. I too think this would be a fitting tribute to Steve Jobs.
Posted by: ALLEN | October 6, 2011, 8:53 pm 8:53 pm
The apple/Steve logo should be permanent…how fitting for a tribute to an amazing human being.
Posted by: susan | October 6, 2011, 11:49 pm 11:49 pm
The World has lost a special person.
Steve is only Steve.
Thank you for the great contribution.
Posted by: Jayque | October 7, 2011, 12:47 am 12:47 am
goodbye to steve jobs but his innovative inventions will live on, he touched our lives in so many different ways. the world will miss ‘STEVE JOBS’
Posted by: otega | October 7, 2011, 8:39 am 8:39 am
APPLE….MAKE THIS LOGO PERMANENT…..great job mark.
Posted by: chris | October 7, 2011, 10:44 am 10:44 am
I meant…”great job mak”..
Posted by: chris | October 7, 2011, 10:46 am 10:46 am
Keep the silhouetted logo with Steve on it from here on out. We need to continually be brought back to remembering this man. I own PCs and will buy any Apple product that bears a redone logo.
Posted by: Lloyd Evans | October 7, 2011, 11:45 am 11:45 am
Great logo. Love it!
No argument here but is this not copyright infringement? this kid could be sued if he tries to make money from it.
Posted by: MJ | October 7, 2011, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
I thought this was official. It’s certainly a fitting tribute, so hopefully apple will adopt it.
Posted by: Shawn | October 7, 2011, 12:23 pm 12:23 pm
If Apple doesn’t buy rights to this ingenius logo from this student they are crazy! What a brilliant and poignant statement. It’s perfect. Too bad Apple’s creative team didn’t think of it. I’m sure Steve would have loved it.
Posted by: pearl | October 7, 2011, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
PLEASE USE THIS LOGO, APPLE
Posted by: jiang | October 7, 2011, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
It’s design perfection.
Posted by: Diana | October 7, 2011, 6:16 pm 6:16 pm
this would be great for a limited edition iphone4S – for steve!
Posted by: Lawrence | October 7, 2011, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
Apple should buy it from the man and make it the new logo
Posted by: bob weber | October 7, 2011, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
It would not be a bad idea if Apple Officially accepts this idea. They need Steve Jobs to live with them for ever don’t they?
Posted by: Ganesh J. Acharya | October 8, 2011, 8:06 am 8:06 am
A beautiful tribute. Make this logo permanent. It will always remind us of Steve and to carry Apple in the future the way Steve would of.
Posted by: Mary | October 9, 2011, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
RIP STEVE JOBS;this logo should suddenly used in i phone 5 and in other also as a tribute
Posted by: jagdish shrestha | October 10, 2011, 11:46 am 11:46 am
I like it and if the other guy is going to argue that he was the first, he should put it out and let the public decide
Posted by: Kathy | October 14, 2011, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
forget about who copied who-that doesn’t matter-designers can have the same thoughts-it happens all the time-we build upon each other-that’s how you get great design- and what really matters is that Jonathan Mak’s logo is by far the best executed design, it actually inspires emotion- Apple should use this logo as a tribute to Steve Jobs.
Posted by: denise | October 14, 2011, 10:30 pm 10:30 pm
goob bye steve jobs,thank you for the inventing the i phone 4s,steve jobs assets can you give me one a phnoe 4s.
Posted by: luisito alexander b ayson | October 16, 2011, 2:47 am 2:47 am
It does matter, in the sense that who published the image first should get credit when the other one publishes. The fact is that Mr. Mak is “famous” for the image while the person he may or may not have copied is not.
Posted by: rh | October 17, 2011, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm
this way People are bound to find this really important. I think the second paragraph pretty much says everything.
Posted by: Joan Ferone | December 31, 2011, 10:06 am 10:06 am