Apple's Chief Designer Jonathan Ives Won 2005 Top Design Award

Wednesday night in London, D&AD (Design and Art Direction) presented its top award to Jonathan Ives, Apple's chief designer. The President's Award is given for outstanding contributions to the design and art direction industry. Apple's 4G iPod, 2G iPod mini and 23" Cinema Display won top awards in the product design category.

According to the D&AD web site, "[t]he D&AD Awards Ceremony & Dinner is the highlight of the design and advertising industry calendar. Drawing together over 1,800 creative professionals and the world’s media, the Awards are the only place where you can discover at first hand who’ll be taking home the Black and Yellow Pencils. With Nominations announced over a month before the Ceremony, you can be sure that the atmosphere will be something to remember."

The 2005 Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held at Old Billingsgate in the heart of the City of London. Both Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Ives attended the event. [Dana Baggett]