HTC lead designer Jonah Becker abandons ship after a year on the job

For a place whose very air is permeated by wonderful design practices, HTC has some trouble holding its chief creative talent. HTC had to appoint a new lead designer for the second year in a row as former VP of Industrial Design Jonah Becker departed after a year on the job. Previously, Mr. Becker spent over six years in HTC after the company bought out his design firm One & Co and brought fellow design leaders Claude Zellweger and Scott Croyle on board.



To make a short recap, Becker became lead designer last April, as Croyle, former SVP of Design and User Experience at the time, announced ...