A workspace expresses who you are as a company as much as it serves as a functional place to get work done. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Process’ Category
LUNAR opens Windy City office
November 9th, 2011
LUNAR has opened a Chicago office in the epicenter for design in the Midwest — the Windy City’s River North area. (more…)
LUNAR Palo Alto on the move
September 9th, 2011
We’ve been so inspired by our new headquarters in San Francisco that we’re on a quest for new digs in Palo Alto – an important base for our work with clients on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. (more…)
Insights with Illumina
June 16th, 2011
What are the key components that make a successful project and a successful client relationship? (more…)
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7 Years In: Lessons Learned as a Product Design Engineer
May 16th, 2011
I’ve been a mechanical engineer at Lunar for almost 7 years, as well as a project manager and the ME intern coordinator for a good portion of that time. I’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of interesting clients, coworkers, and products. They range from large corporations to small startups, hot-heads to introverts, consumer to medical to unclassifiable, parts as big as a monster truck wheel to those you can barely see. And since that magical summer of 2004, some things have continued to ring true. (more…)
Failure is always an option
March 21st, 2011
At LUNAR we solve difficult problems every single day. Nobody ever comes to us saying, “Hi, we have this really easy thing for you to do. It is totally straight forward and should be really simple.” As a result, we are constantly faced with challenges that nobody anywhere has ever surmounted. We often solve problems like these with prototyping, which in my opinion is by far the most important thing we do at LUNAR. (more…)
An ode to simple product design
March 3rd, 2011
As a product engineer, I often find myself delighted by the little things–an ingenious locking mechanism, a cleverly designed component, a silky smooth hinge – which is why the simplest of designs are sometimes the most fascinating. One everyday object that I find to be particularly (and deliciously) nifty is the McFlurry spoon.
A pitcher’s approach to product design
February 14th, 2011
Love is in the air and for me it has little to do with Valentine’s Day. My heart is going pitter-patter for the season that lies ahead.
Navigating the obstacles of the design process
January 5th, 2011
What happens when you’re in the process of perfecting a design and you’re thrown a curveball? (more…)
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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KIDP + LUNAR UX Design Workshop ‘10
March 16th, 2010
Public transportation. Sigh. While those hailing from Los Angeles would argue that “at least we have public transportation,” the rest of us have our fair share of gripes with the system here in San Francisco. (more…)
Eco-Confident
August 14th, 2009
Confidence is an amazing thing. Some believe it can make athletes more adept, students score higher on tests and people in general more attractive. Those with confidence hold their heads high, speak with authority, are willing to take risks and are less likely to hesitate. (more…)
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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John Bond: License to Storytelling
July 31st, 2009
New ideas present an interesting challenge: how do you describe something that doesn’t exist yet and is a change from what people are accustomed to seeing? Sketching, models and visualizations are all tools that designers use to communicate ideas, yet they often don’t express a key variable – time. (more…)
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?
