Zen of Steve Jobs - by Caleb Melby & Forbes LLC (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Tells the story of Steve Jobs's relationship with Kobun Chino Otogawa, a Zen Buddhist priest who emigrated to the U.S. from Japan in 1967. This graphic book explains the influence of Kobun on product design and business strategy of Steve Jobs.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>An illustrated depiction of Steve Jobs' friendship with Zen Buddhist Kobun Chino Otogawa and the impact it had on Jobs' career</b> <p> Apple cofounder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) had such an enormous impact on so many people that his life often took on aspects of myth. But much of his success was due to collaboration with designers, engineers and thinkers. <i>The Zen of Steve Jobs</i> tells the story of Jobs' relationship with one such person: Kobun Chino Otogawa.</p> <p> Kobun was a Zen Buddhist priest who emigrated to the U.S. from Japan in the early 1970s. He was an innovator, lacked appreciation for rules and was passionate about art and design. Kobun was to Buddhism as Jobs was to the computer business: a renegade and maverick. It wasn't long before the two became friends--a relationship that was not built to last.</p> <p> This graphic book is a reimagining of that friendship. The story moves back and forward in time, from the 1970s to 2011, but centers on the period after Jobs' exile from Apple in 1985 when he took up intensive study with Kobun. Their time together was integral to the big leaps that Apple took later on with its product design and business strategy.</p> <p> Told using stripped down dialogue and bold calligraphic panels, <i>The Zen of Steve Jobs</i> explores how Jobs might have honed his design aesthetic via Eastern religion before choosing to identify only what he needs and leave the rest behind.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Apple cofounder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) had such an enormous impact on so many people that his life often took on aspects of myth. But much of his success was due to collaboration with designers, engineers, and thinkers. The Zen of Steve Jobs tells the story of Jobs's relationship with one such person: Kobun Chino Otogawa. <p>Kobun was a Zen Buddhist priest who emigrated to the United States from Japan in the early 1970s. He was an innovator, lacked appreciation for rules, and was passionate about art and design. Kobun was to Buddhism as Jobs was to the computer business: a renegade and maverick. It wasn't long before the two became friends--a relationship that was not built to last. <p>This graphic book is a reimagining of that friendship. The story moves back and forth in time, from the 1970s to 2011, but centers on the period after Jobs's exile from Apple in 1985 when he took up intensive study with Kobun. Their time together was integral to the big leaps that Apple took later on with its product design and business strategy. <p>Told using stripped-down dialogue and bold calligraphic panels, <i>The Zen of Steve Jobs</i> explores how Jobs might have honed his design aesthetic through the study of Eastern religion, but in the end, he took from Zen only what he needed and left the rest behind.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>CALEB MELBY</b> is a Forbes contributor and a native of Mankato, Minnesota, a town known as the site of the nation's largest mass hanging. It is otherwise a very nice place. Prior to writing <i>The Zen of Steve Jobs</i>, Caleb wrote for the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> and the <i>Times of South Africa</i>. He currently lives in a variety of places with no wives and no children. <p>Since its founding in 1917, <b>FORBES</b> has been providing insights and information that ensure the success of those who are dedicated to the spirit of free enterprise. Its flagship publications, Forbes and Forbes Asia, reach a worldwide audience of more than 6 million readers and its website, Forbes.com--the leading business site on the Web--attracts an audience that averages more than 21 million people per month. Forbes also publishes <i>ForbesLife</i> magazine and licensed editions in more than 18 countries around the world. <p><b>JESS3</b> is a world-renowned creative agency that specializes in data visualization. Through the mastery of illustration, information design, animation, and engineering, JESS3 brings beauty to complex concepts, issues, and data sets. In addition to working with Forbes on The Zen of Steve Jobs, JESS3 is dedicated to the craft of storytelling for vanguard brands that include Google, Nike, Intel, MTV, Twitter, Samsung, Facebook, and NASA. JESS3 also has a dedicated labs division, which funds and launches its own products and initiatives.
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