Sam Lucente

Samuel "Sam" Lucente (born 1958) is an industrial designer.[1][2]

Sam Lucente
Born1958
OccupationIndustrial designer
Notable work

Education

Lucente studied at the University of Cincinnati.

Career

He worked for IBM between 1981 and 1996. He was responsible for the design of computers, including the Leapfrog computer and the IBM ThinkPad 701, along with Richard Sapper.[3] This work is part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[4] From 1996 until 1998 he worked at Netscape. From 2003 until 2010 he was the VP of design at Hewlett Packard. At HP, he proposed using a single logo on their products to save costs.[5] He has been a witness in the Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. lawsuit.[6]

References
  1. "Sam Lucente: The Ethnographer". Bloomberg News. June 19, 2006. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  2. Breen, Bill (2007-10-01). "Streamlining HP". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. Roberts, Sam (2016-01-05). "Richard Sapper, Designer of Sleek Housewares, Dies at 83". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. "ThinkPad 701 Portable Computer". Museum of Modern Art. 112.1996. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. "HP sees profit in design". Computerworld. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  6. Shankland, Stephen. "Samsung wants you to care about every little tidbit in its phones so it won't have to pay Apple $1 billion". CNET. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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