Alexis Yavne – Design Manager for Girls Interactive at Spin Master – unwraps the development process behind Present Pets
With Present Pets popping up on ‘Top Toys for Christmas’ lists around the world, we caught up with Alexis to learn more about the development process behind the launch.
WIT’s Wonder Women Awards 2021 to take place in LA during Fall Toy Previews
‘We believe this timing gives us the best chance for an in-person, newly inspired Diamond Anniversary Wonder Women celebration,” read a statement from WIT.
The Toy Coach teams up with TinkerTini to provide pitching opportunities to Toy Creators Academy graduates
“TinkerTini can’t wait to step-in and help Toy Creators Academy graduates take their concepts to the finish line,” said Trina McFarland, Owner and General Manager of TinkerTini.
Time Run creators Nick Moran and Dean Rodgers on devising an immersive tabletop game
From The Crystal Maze Live Experience to Sherlock: The Game Is Now, Nick Moran and Dean Rodgers know how to build an escape-room experience. Here, we talk to the pair to discover the thinking behind their incredible tabletop debut, Spectre & Vox.
Aardman teams with Vine Lab on limited edition model celebrating 25th anniversary of Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave
The project has launched via Kickstarter, and in a nod to the film’s original release date, there will be just 1,995 models available.
D&T Association launches ‘Protect and Promote Design & Technology’ campaign
“We will be doing everything within our power to gather a collective voice behind the subject and the need to build our teacher numbers to help create the innovators, problem solvers, designers, engineers and creatives of the future,” said Tony Ryan, CEO of the D&T Association.
LEGO’s Sine Klitgaard Møller to speak on the importance of change in the toy space at Sustainability in Licensing Conference 2020
“Children are our role models in the LEGO Group and it is their planet we are using; we must protect their future,” said Møller.
Mojo Nation brings Brunel and Hasbro together for week-long Nerf design initiative
Design students at London’s Brunel University will be tasked with developing innovations around Hasbro’s Nerf brand as part of an Industry Week challenge set up by Mojo Nation.
MLGPC to identify toys for TV in new deal with the studio behind The Toys That Made Us
“We feel lucky to have the opportunity to work with Brian Volk Weiss and his incredible team at The Nacelle Company on helping to identify some classic toy lines for television, film and streamers,” said MLGPC founder and CEO Michael Goodman.
Designer Julio E. Nazario on how a career in engineering steers his approach to inventing games like Ctrl and Holi: Festival of Colors
Julio E. Nazario is a rising star of the game design world, with his eye-catching titles like Ctrl and Holi: Festival of Colors leading design royalty Eric Lang to recently tweet: ‘Julio Nazario will win a Spiel des Jahres before 2025’.