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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Gadi Amit |
| Website |
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NewDealDesign is a San Francisco-based design studio led by founder and principal designer, Gadi Amit. The studio consists of industrial, graphic, and interaction designers as well as mechanical engineers who help develop new technology products. [1]
History
NewDealDesign was founded in 2000 by Gadi Amit and Chris Lenart. [2] Prior to founding the agency, Amit was Vice President of Design at Frog Design in San Francisco. [3] He began his career in design at Scailex, an Israel-based design firm, after graduating from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. [4]
Design and Growth
Many of NewDealDesign’s projects are consumer electronics and wearable technology for companies, including Fitbit, Google, Intel, Dell, Lytro, Whistle and Sproutling.
The 2003 introduction of the PalmOne Zire 21, one of the fastest-selling PDAs of the early 2000s, gave NewDealDesign its breakthrough success. The product design was recognized by Bloomberg Businessweek for “expanding its appeal beyond the techie and corporate communities to the broader consumer market, especially women and first-time buyers.” [5] In 2004, the NewDeal-designed Netgear Platinum II. [6]
References
- ^ Bessette, Chanelle (2014-02-28). "Meet the designer behind the Fitbit". Fortune. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ "NewDealDesign". Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
- ^ "Masters of Design Panel". AIGA.
- ^ Fairs, Marcus (2014-03-10). "Interview with FitBit designer Gadi Amit on wearable technology". Dezeen magazine. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ "Catalyst Award Winners". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. 2005-07-03. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ Chen, Tania; Joseph, Damian (2009-07-07). "50 Coolest Products of the 21st Century". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-19.