Archive for the ‘Meaning’ Category

We did it ourselves

August 10th, 2010

We are fresh back from Portland, OR, where a team of LUNAR folks attended the IDSA International conference. We’ve got some impressions from the conference that we’ll be sharing shortly, along with the winners of our DIY design contest, but first we wanted to share with you our own DIY project.

LUNAR at IDSA

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Thought for Food: LUNAR’s DIY Food Container Design Contest at the IDSA International Conference

July 26th, 2010

Calling all students attending the 2010 IDSA International Conference in Portland, OR: you’ve got a chance to win your very own fully loaded 64GB 3G iPad! Show us your creative chops. (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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Designing Business; Businessing Design

June 19th, 2009

In my Fast Company “Powers of Design” blog post today: responding to the idiosyncrasies of real people.

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Why Ugly Sells

June 17th, 2009

In my Fast Company “Powers of Design” blog post today: the real trick. (more…)

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Green Leader

May 27th, 2009

Lunar’s Travis Lee was recently invited to be a part of AutoDesk’s Green Leaders series. In this video, he shares his passion for sustainable design and his vision for a more sustainable future.

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Think, Behold and Act: Clive

May 20th, 2009

LUNAR’s graphic design maven, Becky Brown, presented some work at San Francisco’s Pecha Kucha Night
recently.  Becky crafted a story whose main character, Clive, befriended us, made us care – and then led us around an unexpected corner.  And then another. Here’s a reenactment.  Enjoy.

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What Makes a GREAT Gift?

December 16th, 2008

Holiday Special – Dec. 16, 2008:

The Icon-o-Cast team (John Edson, Gretchen Anderson, Lisa Leckie, Robert Howard and Jeff Smith) celebrate the holidays with thoughts on what makes a great gift. And it’s not just wheels!

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