LUNAR recently helped design the Intel Reader, a device that helps blind, low vision and dyslexic people read print more easily. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Value Creation’ Category
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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LUNAR heads to ICFF. Presenting: KOO
May 13th, 2010
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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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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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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Patagonia – A Good Model for a Post Consumer Era Manufacturing Company
November 6th, 2009
Manufacturing companies interested in transitioning to sustainable business models would benefit from considering what Patagonia has done. (more…)
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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Let’s get physical
September 23rd, 2009
Speaking at the upcoming IDSA National Conference in Miami Sept. 23-26, LUNAR’s Director of Interaction Design, Gretchen Anderson, will discuss the role of “facial features” in product design. (more…)
Can user-centered design save the car industry?
July 23rd, 2009
The New York Times has a new article about how Ford used personas to drive the design of the Fiesta in Europe.
I especially like Ford’s acknowledgment that personas are a way to “get a common focus for everyone from the clay modeler to the chief executive” and that part of that focus wasn’t just about “rational” profiles. (more…)
Designing Business; Businessing Design
June 19th, 2009
In my Fast Company “Powers of Design” blog post today: responding to the idiosyncrasies of real people.
Creating Cults and Cultures With Design
June 18th, 2009
In my Fast Company “Powers of Design” blog post today: Is design on your CEO’s list of legacy objectives?
Why Ugly Sells
June 17th, 2009
In my Fast Company “Powers of Design” blog post today: the real trick. (more…)
