Founder / Partner of Ammunition LLC
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Director at Regen
- Founder / Partner at Ammunition LLC
- Chief Designer at Fuego North America
- Past
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- Partner at Pentagram Design, Inc.
- Director of Industrial Design at Apple Computer
- Co-Founder at Lunar Design, Inc.
- Designer at GVO, Inc.
- Education
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- San Jose State University
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Robert Brunner’s Summary
Industrial design leader with broad experience in consumer electronics, personal computer, communications and appliance industries. Co-founder of Lunar Design and former Director of Industrial Design at Apple Computer. Was recently a Partner at Pentagram Design in San Francisco, now has formed Ammunition LLC, a product design and brand development group in San Francisco, CA. Recently has co-authored the new book "Do you matter? How great design will make people love your company", published by Financial Times Press.
Robert Brunner’s Specialties:
Product Design, Conceptual Design, Brand Development, User Interface, Design Strategy, Design Management
Robert Brunner’s Experience
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Director
Regen
(Consumer Electronics industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
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Founder / Partner
Ammunition LLC
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Founder and Partner of Ammunition - a product design and brand development company in San Francisco, CA.
Ammunition is design and development team focused entirely around creating and communicating compelling ideas though product, brand and surrounding experience. We work with clients to utilize design to change the direction and dynamics of their product proposition and create stong equity through product design. -
Chief Designer
Fuego North America
(Design industry)
2005 — Present (4 years )
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Partner
Pentagram Design, Inc.
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Design industry)
January 1996 — June 2007 (11 years 6 months)
Pentagram Partner and leader of San Francisco product design team. Pentagram is an international partnership providing design services in product design and development, identity, publications, packaging, interactive communications, exhibition and environmental design. Managed a team of industrial designers, interaction designers, CAD specialists and model makers and focuses on development of design strategy and creation of new interactive technologies. Clients include Nike, Microsoft, Motorola, AT&T, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Samsung, SGI, Toshiba, Timex, Polaroid, Panasonic, Nikon, United Airlines, Coca Cola, Nokia, Sprint, Sonic Blue and many Silicon Valley start up enterprises.
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Director of Industrial Design
Apple Computer
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; aapl; Design industry)
1989 — 1996 (7 years )
Director of Industrial Design at Apple Computer, Inc., responsible for design and direction for all product development. Founded Apple IDg, an independent internal design group which provided design solutions and new product ideas for Apple's R&D organization, supporting all divisions of the company.
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Co-Founder
Lunar Design, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
1983 — 1990 (7 years )
Co-founded Lunar Design, Inc., a product design consulting firm based in Palo Alto, California specializing in the design and development of new product ideas within the high technology industry. Helped lead the firm and develop its reputation as an international design leader.
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Designer
GVO, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Design industry)
1980 — 1983 (3 years )
Designer and project manager
Robert Brunner’s Education
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San Jose State University
BSID , Industrial Design , 1976 — 1981
