Archive for the ‘Icon-o-Cast’ Category

iPad Teardown: An Engineering Design Perspective

September 3rd, 2010

A Solutions Icon-o-Cast

By now you’ve seen technology-focused teardowns of the Apple iPad, but have you seen the insides through the eyes of a product design engineer? (more…)

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“DIY Design” Recap

August 12th, 2010

A Connections Icon-o-Cast

John Edson and other members of the LUNAR team spent Aug. 4-7 in Portland at the Industrial Designers Society of America’s 2010 international conference, which focused on “DIY (Do It Yourself) Design.”

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No Touching – Icon-o-Cast video

July 20th, 2010

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…)

2010 SF Design Week

June 16th, 2010

A Connections Icon-o-Cast

LUNAR’s John Edson checks out the 2010 San Francisco Design Week kickoff party (more…)

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No more “make pretty”; now what?

June 2nd, 2010

A Value Creation Icon-o-Cast

The practice of industrial design has changed more in the past 10 years than in the previous 100.  Gone are the days when designers engaged in “make pretty” exercises. (more…)

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Design and the future of health care

May 11th, 2010

A Solutions Icon-o-Cast

Health expert, entrepreneur and educator Dr. Bern Shen joins LUNAR’s Robert Howard for a discussion about the future of health care and the implications and opportunities for the practice of design. (more…)

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Connections and mutations in the network

April 27th, 2010

A Value Creation Icon-o-Cast

The Internet is bringing about unprecedented growth in connections between people, with implications for how we address major social issues, everyday problems and design challenges. (more…)

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Design research in LA (that’s Latin America)

March 31st, 2010

A Connections Icon-o-Cast

Whether you’re charged with creating products for a global audience or just intrigued by regional differences, the task of understanding people around the world is not trivial. (more…)

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Designing a startup

March 12th, 2010

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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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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