Apple computers have always been something special to me.

My father was a sub-editor on a newspaper, working in an office full of these amazing machines – all empowering its users (non-technical, creative types) to create newspapers before their eyes, something that only a couple of years before would have seemed like science fiction.

This was back in 1992 and, almost twenty years on, it’s amazing to think how many industries have been disrupted and how many users delighted, all thanks to Apple and, of course, Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs had a passion for typography, for music, for technology and for doing things different.

Quite how he accomplished everything he did is a mystery to me. He was a walking contradiction: a salesman with creativity; a geek with charm; a leader who got his hands dirty; an artist without a paintbrush.

Almost every aspect of the world we know has been touched by him in some way. Design, music, movies, phones, computers, business all exist in the way they do because of Steve Jobs’ influence.

Of course he died too early, but to make such an impact in only 56 years is an amazing feat.

Rest in peace, Steve.

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