An illustrated depiction of Steve Jobs′ friendship with Zen Buddhist Kobun Chino Otogawa and the impact it had on Jobs′ career 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′ relationship with one such person: Kobun Chino Otogawa. 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. 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. Told using stripped down dialogue and bold calligraphic panels, The Zen of Steve Jobs 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.

(美国)卡勒布•梅尔比，福布斯杂志JESS3工作室负责人。

本书的缘起：

几年前，在一次采访中，乔布斯谈到了他在日本的日子，以及那段日子对后来苹果产品的影响。2011年，我对《福布斯》执行主编布鲁斯•艾普宾提出了制做一本关于乔布斯在日本时期的漫画书的想法，突出史诗般虔敬的主题。只是在制作到一半时，乔布斯去世了，这也使得我们的努力更加意义重大。

——杰西•托马斯

JESS3工作室CEO及创始人