Astro Studios

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Short description|American design firm}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Astro Studios

|logo =

|type = Private

|foundation = 1994

|location_city = San Francisco, California

|location_country = United States

|key_people = Brett Lovelady, Founder / CEO
Kyle Swen, EVP Design / Partner
Jim Goodell, COO / Partner

|num_employees = 30 (2011)

|industry = Industrial Design
Graphic Design
Interaction Design

|homepage = [http://www.astrostudios.com/ www.astrostudios.com/]

}}

Astro Studios is an American design firm in San Francisco, California.

The company 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{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_Nov_23/ai_57765207/ |title=Business Wire Astro Studios: Design of the Decade Award 1999, 2008 |publisher=Findarticles.com |accessdate=February 15, 2012}} / Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), one for the Kensington Computer Products Group Smart Sockets and the other for Nike Inc's first electronic products, and the original Triax SportsWatch series.{{cite web |url=http://idsacatalyst.org/case_studies/2003/index.php |title=Nike Triax |publisher=Idsacatalyst.org |accessdate=February 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623123034/http://idsacatalyst.org/case_studies/2003/index.php |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Other designs include the Boxee Box,{{cite web|last=Pavlus |first=John|url=http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662671/boxee-designers-explain-out-of-the-box-thinking-exclusive |title=Boxee Designers Explain Out-of-the-Box Thinking |publisher=FastCoDesign.com |accessdate=November 29, 2011}} Zune HD,{{cite web|url=http://Chi-athenaeum.org/gdesign/2010/electronics/302.html |title=Good Design 2010 Zune HD |publisher=Chi-athenaeum.org |accessdate=February 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224190120/http://chi-athenaeum.org/gdesign/2010/electronics/302.html |archivedate=December 24, 2011 }}

A spin-off organization, Astro Gaming manufactures gaming headsets.{{cite web|title=Astro Gaming Company Page|url=http://www.astrogaming.com/astro/|accessdate=June 19, 2012|archive-date=June 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615141513/http://www.astrogaming.com/astro|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Reiss |first=Jordan |title=Interview with Jordan Reiss, the Co-Founder and VP of Astro Gaming |url=http://themacfeed.com/2010/04/20/interview-with-jordan-reiss-the-co-founder-and-vp-of-astro-gaming/ |accessdate=June 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607021145/http://themacfeed.com/2010/04/20/interview-with-jordan-reiss-the-co-founder-and-vp-of-astro-gaming/ |archivedate=June 7, 2012 }} In 2008, the Astro Gaming A40 Audio System became the official licensed headset of Major League Gaming.{{cite web|title=A40 Audio System|url=http://www.astrogaming.com/a40/wired/a40-audio-system-astro-edition|accessdate=June 19, 2012}}

Astro Studios has received several awards including Red Dot,{{cite web |url=http://En.red-dot.org/2786.html?&cHash=fa970e639253c84797e969a721876c2f&detail=8357 |title=Red Dot Awards 2011 |publisher=En.red-dot.org |accessdate=February 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210183158/http://en.red-dot.org/2786.html |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }} the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) 365 Awards.{{cite web|url=http://designarchives.aiga.org/#/entries/Astro%20Studios%2C%20San%20Francisco/_/grid/relevance/asc/0/4/105 |title=AIGA Design Archives Astro |publisher=Designarchives.aiga.org |accessdate=January 25, 2012}}