Astro Studios
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Industrial Design Graphic Design Interaction Design |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California , United States |
Key people | Brett Lovelady, Founder / CEO Kyle Swen, EVP Design / Partner Jim Goodell, COO / Partner |
Number of employees | 30 (2011) |
| Website | www.astrostudios.com/ |
Astro Studios is an American design firm in San Francisco, California, United States.[1]
The company has designed the original Compaq IPAQ Pocket PC, Alienware Computers and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 accessories In 1999, Astro Studios received two Design of the Decade Awards by BusinessWeek[2] / Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), one for the Kensington Computer Products Group Smart Sockets and the other for the Nike Inc’s first electronic products, the original Triax SportsWatch series.[3] Other designs include the Boxee Box,[4] Zune HD,[5]
A spin-off organisation, Astro Gaming manufactures gaming headsets.[6][7] In 2008, the Astro Gaming A40 Audio System became the official licensed headset of Major League Gaming.[8][7]
Astro Studios has received several awards including Red Dot,[9] the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) 365 Awards.[10]
References
- ^ "Astro Studios contact page". Astrostudios.com. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ "Business Wire Astro Studios: Design of the Decade Award 1999, 2008". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ "Nike Triax". Idsacatalyst.org. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ Pavlus, John. "Boxee Designers Explain Out-of-the-Box Thinking". FastCoDesign.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "Good Design 2010 Zune HD". Chi-athenaeum.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Astro Gaming Company Page". Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b Reiss, Jordan. "Interview with Jordan Reiss, the Co-Founder and VP of Astro Gaming". Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "A40 Audio System". Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Red Dot Awards 2011". En.red-dot.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ "AIGA Design Archives Astro". Designarchives.aiga.org. Retrieved 2012-01-25.