Apple Design Guru May Have Helped Redesign Star Wars Lightsaber
Apple design chief Jony Ive may have played a role in the concept behind the three-pronged lightsaber featured in the trailer for the upcoming Star Wars film, a new profile in the New Yorker suggests. Ive reportedly told J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars Episode VII  The Force Awakens, that the lightsaber would benefit from a redesign to make it "more analog and more primitive.", "I thought it would be interesting if it were less precise, and just a little bit more spitty," Ive told the magazine. Read More Jonathan Ive Designs Tomorrow, Abrams took the comments to heart even though the suggestion reportedly came at a "boozy" dinner party, the New Yorker reports. Ive said he didn't suggest adding the two beams at the hilt, which make the lightsaber look somewhat like a three-pronged cross. Ive is known for his influential role designing Apple products including the iPhone and iPad.