A Connections Icon-o-Cast
What are the key ingredients for starting a new beverage company and how can design play a role in launching a product in a super-competitive marketplace? (more…)
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Archive for the ‘Icon-o-Cast’ Category
Solving social needs with design
February 25th, 2010
A Solutions Icon-o-Cast
While most of us follow our interests into careers and try to carve out time to help the world, some of us shape our whole lives around doing good with the skills that we have while empowering others to do the same. (more…)
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It’s a LUNAR New Year
February 11th, 2010
A Value Creation Icon-o-Cast
In this special Lunar New Year edition of Icon-o-Cast, LUNAR kicks off the Year of the Tiger with perspectives on business and design trends for the coming year from Asia, Europe and the U.S. (more…)
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Thomas Wold & the creative process
January 26th, 2010
A Connections Icon-o-Cast
Furniture and cabinet creator Thomas Wold joins LUNAR’s Gretchen Anderson in a conversation about discovering personal expression and the creative process. (more…)
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Big Questions
December 23rd, 2009
A Value Creation Icon-o-Cast
LUNAR’s John Edson and Margie O’Driscoll of the American Institute of Architects discuss the changing roles of industrial designers and architects (more…)
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Sustainability update/Hong Kong views
December 14th, 2009
A Value Creation Icon-o-Cast
LUNAR’s Travis Lee and John Edson talk through recent developments in sustainable design and materials, and chat about Travis’ experiences during his assignment in Hong Kong. (more…)
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Design Education at the Nueva School
November 25th, 2009
A Solutions Icon-o-Cast
In this Icon-o-Cast video, LUNAR’s Robert Howard discusses design education and “design thinking” with Kim Howard-Saxe, director of the Innovation Lab at the Nueva School. Recorded at the Maker Faire 2009. (more…)
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Let’s Get Physical
November 2nd, 2009
A Solutions Icon-o-Cast
In this Icon-o-Cast video, LUNAR’s director of interaction design, shares insights into how to develop an effective set of product “facial features” — those signals that tell users what a product does. (more…)
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A Curie Motor
October 13th, 2009
A Solutions Icon-o-Cast
In this Icon-o-Cast video, LUNAR’s Bob Lane demos his ingenious Curie Motor for Gretchen Anderson. Bob’s device was featured recently at the San Francisco Exploratorium. (more…)
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On IDSA 2009
September 28th, 2009
A Connections Icon-o-Cast
LUNAR’s John Edson and Gretchen Anderson trade perspectives on the 2009 Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) annual conference, which wrapped Sept. 26 in Miami. (more…)
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The Future of Social Networks
September 21st, 2009
A Connections Icon-o-Cast
Online social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are red hot — today. But how will these networks evolve over the next few years? (more…)
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Green Water
September 7th, 2009
A Solutions Icon-o-Cast
In this special edition of Icon-o-Cast, LUNAR’s John Edson shares a presentation he gave at the 2009 Sustainable Brands conference in which he discussed applying sustainable design principles through a framework developed by LUNAR to the problem of distributing water. (more…)
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No Touching!
August 22nd, 2009
A Connections Icon-o-Cast
Our devices know which way we’re moving and how dark it is outside. They look us in the face with cameras while we’re tweeting away. (more…)
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Comics & Interaction Design
August 5th, 2009
A Connections Icon-o-Cast
At LUNAR, we’ve been applying the compelling storytelling techniques from comics in our interaction design work. In this episode, LUNAR interaction designers Gretchen Anderson and Ron Goldin talk about how comics can be a powerful and surprising tool in the design of complex products and experiences. (more…)
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