How Apple's Jony Ive influenced the new Star Wars lightsaber
An interview from The New Yorker about Apple's design chief gives Star Wars fans some insight into how the new version of the lightsaber was created.
An interview from The New Yorker about Apple's design chief gives Star Wars fans some insight into how the new version of the lightsaber was created.
Thanks to a lengthy, highly-praised New Yorker profile piece about Apple鈥檚 chief of design Jony Ive, Star Wars fans now have a little more insight into how the new lightsaber design became a reality.
When the trailer for 鈥淪tar Wars: The Force Awakens鈥� was released last November, it generated an Internet storm. Of all the rumors and commentary that came from the trailer, the new lightsaber made some of the biggest waves in the Star Wars universe. Even Stephen Colbert dedicated a segment of his show to the new design. The teaser left a lot to the imagination and fans were left to debate crystal sizes and shapes as being a reason for the saber鈥檚 texture, along with weighing the pro and cons of the cross guards.
But according to the New Yorker, night with friends was the main influence for the innovations.
The new lightsaber may not run on iOS, but Apple and Mr. Ive鈥檚 imprint has been left on the series. There is little reason this should influence fandom around either enterprise, but it is an interesting tidbit for future trivia nights. The article does go on to discuss some rare insight behind-the-scenes of Apple.聽
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will open in movie theaters on聽December 18.