UK sales of games and puzzles soar during first week of coronavirus lockdown
Monopoly, Dobble, Cluedo, Uno and Scrabble all feature in the top ten for the week ending March 21st.
LEGO senior design manager Amy Corbett on how the firm’s new arts and crafts brand – LEGO DOTS – builds creative confidence in kids
We caught up with Amy to learn more about LEGO DOTS, a new arts and crafts brand spanning blind booster bags, wearable bracelets and room décor items like photo cubes, picture frames and pencil holders.
Brand Designs: Bulldog’s Vicky Hill on why toy firms should look to their ‘back catalogues’ for licensing inspiration
Bulldog has been responsible for expanding several successful toy lines outside of the toy aisle through licensing, representing the likes of Shopkins, Treasure X, Match Attax and Garbage Pail Kids.
WATCH: K.I.D. Group’s Dan Klitsner talks Go! Go! Worms, Bop It and how you define success as a designer with University Games’ Bob Moog
At this year’s New York Toy Fair, University Games president Bob Moog sat down with K.I.D. Group’s Dan Klitsner to talk game design as part of the firm’s UG Studios video series.
Mattel’s design teams producing face masks from Barbie and Fisher-Price fabric
“We are also prototyping personal protective equipment such as face shields for our heroes in the healthcare profession,” said Mattel president Richard Dickson.
Toy Association outlines how designers can help produce medical supplies using 3D printers
The Toy Association and Creative Factor founder Brett Klisch have created a list detailing some of the parts needed with links to instructions on how to produce them.
Spielwarenmesse strips Calculix of ToyAward due to copycat claim by Sumblox
The ToyAwards are presented to manufacturers of “genuine” innovations with the originality of a product one of the main criteria for choosing winners.
LEGO design manager Jonathan Bennink on collaborating with Nintendo to bring Super Mario to life in bricks
We caught up with Jonathan Bennink, design manager at The LEGO Group, to learn more about what went into giving the iconic moustachioed plumber a LEGO makeover.
Wynne-Jones IP sponsors Play Creators Festival 2020
Wynne-Jones IP will be providing useful IP advice across all three days of this year’s Festival, taking place from September 7th to 9th.
Brand Designs: Funko’s Lucy Salisbury on why understanding what fuels a fanbase is key to creating great licensed product
Lucy Salisbury heads up Funko’s licensing team for EMEA, managing the firm’s portfolio of more than 1000 active licences and over 10,000 characters.