Icon-o-Cast: a podcast by LUNAR

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. www.icon-o-cast.com

Furniture and cabinet creator Thomas Wold joins LUNAR's Gretchen Anderson in a conversation about discovering personal expression and the creative process.

LUNAR’s John Edson and Margie O’Driscoll of the American Institute of Architects discuss the changing roles of industrial designers and architects as pros pursue the “big questions” that are shaping new directions for their disciplines.

LUNAR’s Travis Lee and John Edson discuss recent developments in sustainable design and materials, and chat about Travis’ experiences during his assignment in Hong Kong.

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. www-icon-o-cast.com

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. www-icon-o-cast.com

LUNAR's Gretchen Anderson, director of interaction design, shares insights into how to develop an effective set of product "facial features" -- those signals that tell users what a product does. www.icon-o-cast.com

LUNAR's Gretchen Anderson, director of interaction design, shares insights into how to develop an effective set of product "facial features" -- those signals that tell users what a product does. www.icon-o-cast.com

LUNAR's Bob Lane demos his ingenious Curie Motor for Gretchen Anderson. Bob's device was featured at the San Francisco Exploratorium.

LUNAR's Bob Lane demos his ingenious Curie Motor for Gretchen Anderson. Bob's device was featured at the San Francisco Exploratorium.

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. They pick favorite sessions, debate what could be improved and consider the advantages that come with a down economy.

Online social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are red hot -- today. But how will these networks evolve over the next few years? Are there underlying qualities that will keep them relevant? In this Icon-o-Cast episode, LUNAR's Gretchen Anderson and Tacit Knowledge's Chris Andrasick discuss the future of online social networks.

In this special edition of Icon-o-Cast, Lunar's John Edson shares a presentation he gave at the 2009 Sustainable Brands conference in which he discussed applying sustainable design principles through a framework developed by Lunar to the problem of distributing water. This edition is available in both video and audio formats.

In this special edition of Icon-o-Cast, Lunar's John Edson shares a presentation he gave at the 2009 Sustainable Brands conference in which he discussed applying sustainable design principles through a framework developed by Lunar to the problem of distributing water. This edition is available in both video and audio formats.

Lunar is planning an awesome presentation for next spring’s South by Southwest Conference in Austin that will look at gesture-based interfaces and how we might move our interactions with cell phones, netbooks and other devices beyond touch. We need your “thumbs up” on our ideas in order to secure a slot at the conference. In this special edition of Icon-o-Cast, Lunar Interaction Designer Ron Goldin talks about Lunar’s proposal and asks you to vote for us at www.lunar.com/vote. Voting closes Fri., Sept. 4. Vote today!