I've had a few arm-chair designers (and a few professional ones) ask about Zune and design. Curious myself, I sat down with Steve Kaneko: Design Director, Entertainment and Devices Division. You can find his bio here (scroll down some). Now the interview: Ok, before I ask you anything, I have to ask the burning question: why brown? There were many who thought we were crazy when we proposed the brown (“suede” to us staffers) colorway. Why brown? Because love it or hate it, people feel something. Artists...

For all you arm-chair design experts, this post is for you. What do you think of the Zune colors? Get to the Flickr page if you want to see a larger image.Did everyone notice the trim (we call that the double-shot finish) in each shot? Brown with green? White with black? Black with blue? Which do you think will be the most popular? It's interesting to see how polarizing brown is. You either love it or hate it. Me? I love the brown w/ a green double-shot. You?