Ammunition is a San Francisco, CA, design studio founded in 2007 by Robert Brunner.[1] The current managing partners are Robert Brunner and Matt Rolandson. Ammunition was formed after it parted ways from Pentagram (design firm).The company designs hardware, software, and graphic identities for many companies, including Adobe Systems, Beats by Dre, Polaroid Corporation, and Square Inc.[2]
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Company type | LLC |
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| Industry | Product design, Industrial design, Interaction design, Strategy, Visual design, Branding |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Robert Brunner, Matt Rolandson |
Number of employees | 50 |
| Website | ammunitiongroup.com |
Notable projects
editBarnes & Noble Nook
editAmmunition developed the industrial design, user interface and accessory system for the Barnes & Noble Nook e-readers.[3]
Smartisan T1 smartphone
editIn May 2014, the company designed the Smartisan T1 and T2 smartphones for China-based Smartisan Technology Co. Ltd.[4]
Awards
editAmmunition has been recognized with numerous international design awards from the Industrial Designers Society of America, Red Dot, Core77 Design Awards, D&AD, and the Good Design Awards (Chicago).
- In 2014, Ammunition won a Good Design award in the "Smartphone & Accessory" category for the Smartisan T1 smartphone.[5]
- In 2014, Ammunition announced that their work was recognised in the Product and Graphic categories of the Spark Awards and won 10 awards[6]
- In 2015, Ammunition won an iF Gold Award for the Smartisan T1 smartphone.[7]
- In 2016, Ammunition won the Cooper Hewitt Product Design award[8] for noteworthy projects including Beats By Dr Dre, the Lyft glowstache and the UNICEF Kid Power Band.[9]
- In 2016, Ammunition won an iF Design Award for the Smartisan T2 smartphone[10]
- Ammunition won gold at the 2016 IDSA International Design Excellence Awards
- Ammunition and Eargo won Gold at 2018 International Design Excellence Awards
- In 2020 ammunition x Gantri won AD cleverest Award for the Signal Floor Light
- Ammunition won runner up for the Consumer Technology Award, in the Core 77Design Awards 2024.
In 2021 Ammunition designed the all new trophy for the 10th anniversary of the Innovation by Design awards.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ dexigner. "Ammunition Robert Brunner s New Design Group | Dexigner". www.dexigner.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Chheda, Palak (2021-01-17). "Ammunition Group- 10 Iconic Products". RTF | Rethinking The Future. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Rex Wilder Originates Name for Barnes & Noble "nook" E-Reader. 2009-12-01.
- ↑ "Smartisan T1 Was Designed By Ex Apple Designer Robert Brunner And Ammunition". GSM Insider. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ "Smartphone & Accessory". GOOD DESIGN AWARD (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "Ammunition recognized at 2014 Spark Awards". Ammunition. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "iF Design - Smartisan T1". ifdesign.com. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Gestner, Greg (2016-05-05). "COOPER HEWITT ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 17TH ANNUAL NATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum". www.cooperhewitt.org. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Boruslawski, Piotr (2015-10-16). "UNICEF ask ammunition to design a wearable that keeps kids active". designboom | architecture & design magazine. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "iF Design - Smartisan T2". ifdesign.com. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
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