Icon-o-Cast: a podcast by LUNAR

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - December 13, 2006

December 14, 2006 14:54 - 15 minutes - 6.88 MB

Lunar's Scot Herbst and John Edson talk about sustainability in design.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - October 28, 2006

October 31, 2006 14:45 - 18 minutes - 10.4 MB

Trendspotting: Lunar designers Alberto Villarreal, Roman Gebhard, Matthis Hamann and host John Edson discuss design trends in Europe and Asia.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - October 6, 2006

October 06, 2006 18:24 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MB

Lunar's John Edson interviews design pros at the Industrial Design Society of America's annual conference.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - September 27, 2006

September 28, 2006 14:41 - 3 minutes - 1.8 MB

Lunar's John Edson discusses a new format for Icon-o-Cast based on feedback from listeners.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - September 12, 2006

September 14, 2006 00:50 - 29 minutes - 12.5 MB

Cognitive scientist, human-centered-design expert and author Don Norman joins Lunar's John Edson for a wide ranging discussion about what makes great design. Part 2 of a 2-part conversation. [email protected] www.lunar.com

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - August 18, 2006

August 19, 2006 18:01 - 16 minutes - 9.56 MB

Cognitive scientist, human-centered-design expert and author Don Norman joins Lunar's John Edson for a wide ranging discussion about what makes great design. Part 1 of a 2-part conversation. [email protected] www.lunar.com

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - June 12, 2006

June 16, 2006 15:45 - 28 minutes - 16.2 MB

Different materials provide different capabilities for designers and result in different experiences for consumers. Why do product designers use the materials they use? What's the "dream stuff" designers would love to use in the products they create? In this Icon-o-Cast episode, Lunar's John Edson talks with a gaggle of Lunar Design pros about materials used in products today and what will be coming tomorrow.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - March 28, 2006

June 14, 2006 13:22 - 32 minutes - 18.6 MB

In a market economy characterized by commoditized products and global competition, how do companies gain deep and lasting loyalty from their customers? The key, argues author Steve Diller, is in providing meaningful customer experiences. In this episode of Icon-o-Cast, Lunar's John Edson talks with Steve, a partner at Cheskin Research and co-author of "Making Meaning: How Successful Businesses Deliver Meaningful Customer Experiences".

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - March 2, 2006

March 03, 2006 00:46 - 21 minutes - 9.9 MB

China has already become an important manufacturing center and, as the world's most populous nation, a coveted new market. China is also quickly becoming a global design center. Lunar's John Edson talks with Andrew Zee, manager of Lunar's new Hong Kong office, and Elaine Ann, founder of Kaizor Innovation, a strategic innovation consulting company specializing in China markets, about new directions for design in China.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - Jan. 20, 2006

January 20, 2006 20:56 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB

Lunar's Dan Senatore, Jonathan Downing, Max Yoshimoto have recovered from the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. They share with John Edson their take on good and bad products featured at the show, design trends and after-hours fun.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - Dec. 23, 2005

December 23, 2005 16:59 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MB

Chris Hazen and Dani Tsuda of WSP Environmental North America join Lunar's John Edson to talk about environmental aspects of sustainable design. Chris, Dani and John discuss recycling, materials and a responsible quest for more stuff. Listen, email us and and you could win a Senseo coffee maker.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - Dec. 5, 2005

December 06, 2005 00:41 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MB

A design and engineering critique of coffee makers. Lunar designers Travis Lee, Lea Kobeli, Robert Howard and John Edson deconstruct four popular coffee-making products. And, you could win a prize in our first ever podcast giveaway!

Enhanced version - Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - Dec. 5, 2005

December 06, 2005 00:41 - 27 minutes - 13.7 MB

A design and engineering critique of coffee makers. Lunar designers Travis Lee, Lea Kobeli, Robert Howard and John Edson deconstruct four popular coffee-making products. And, you could win a prize in our first ever podcast giveaway! Enhanced version with photos. Requires viewing on iPod or in iTunes.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - Nov. 14, 2005

November 15, 2005 17:33 - 19 minutes - 10.9 MB

BusinessWeek's Bruce Nussbaum, Dev Patnaik, founder of Jump Associates, Tom Dair, partner with Smart Design, and Lunar's John Edson talk about product design firms, the "killer app" in global competition, and Bruce's cell phone.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - Oct. 17, 2005

October 17, 2005 20:51 - 16 minutes - 4.87 MB

Will services ultimately replace products as objects continue to "disappear" into the background? Changes in telephone services and home photography may offer hints of what's to come. Kim Goodwin, vice president of design and general manager at Cooper (a consultancy dedicated to conceiving and designing interactive products, services, and systems), joins Lunar's Christophe Koch, Joel Jacobs and John Edson in part two of a two-part discussion.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - Oct. 6, 2005

October 07, 2005 03:17 - 25 minutes - 7.33 MB

The Incredible Shrinking Product: Technology makes it possible to put more and more functionality in smaller and smaller packages, but does that always benefit people? Will products eventually disappear altogether? Kim Goodwin of Cooper joins Lunar's Christophe Koch, Joel Jacobs and John Edson in part one of a two-part discussion.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - Sept. 12, 2005

September 13, 2005 23:54 - 23 minutes - 9.31 MB

Dwell Magazine Editor-in-Chief Allison Arieff talks with Lunar Design's John Edson and Max Yoshimoto about housing design, Hurricane Katrina and "mass customization" in design.

Icon-o-Cast by Lunar Design - Sept. 2, 2005

September 02, 2005 18:45 - 28 minutes - 9.72 MB

Lunar Design President John Edson shares perspectives from design leaders attending the 2005 Industrial Designers Society of America National Conference August 24-27. Guests include Sam Lucente, brand design and experience director for HP, and Ellen Lupton, curator of contemporary design at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.