Interview
GPI President Michael Fisher on creativity, collaboration and why the games space has never been better
GPI President Michael Fisher shares his team’s approach to ideation, his own thoughts on creativity and details the company’s evolution into a design and development powerhouse.
Kate Gibson and Sam Goodburn discuss the vital work of The Diversity and Inclusion Team at Gibsons
Team members from Gibsons on adapting, learning and building a culture of inclusivity and diversity.
Patrick Adom on founding Very Puzzled, a lack of representation, and early licensing deals
Very Puzzled founder Patrick Adom discusses jigsaws with purpose and the inspiration behind his brand.
Inside Out of Order – Part 3: Product developer Emma Kilby on cheeky hurdles and risky jumps
Former Gibsons product developer Emma Kilby discusses design, direction and diversity.
Numskull Designs’ Karl Mizen on giving iconic characters the rubber duck treatment with Tubbz
Karl Mizen, Creative Director at Numskull Designs, tells us about the origins of Tubbz – and which character has been the toughest to ‘duckify’ so far.
Ashley Holman on innovation, inventors and plans for new toy firm, ToyTopic
With partnerships in place with the likes of Hasbro and WowWee, we spoke with Ashley about what ToyTopic is bringing to the industry.
Games guru Dougal Grimes walks us through the key steps in any development process
Spin Master inventor relations guru Dougal Grimes discusses pitches, products… And the road not taken!
Anika Tharayil – winner of Fat Brain Toys’ Kidventor Challenge – on the inspiration behind her Octo-buddy toy
We caught up with seven-year-old Anika to find out more about Octo-buddy – and whether this is the first of many toy ideas she wants to pitch.
How do inventors sell D2C? Here, The Sock Game’s Jono Green reveals the secrets of working a Christmas market
Jono Green on what it takes to sell The Sock Game at Christmas fairs… And which fairs don’t work!
Jen Ruth on the story behind the plush toy brand Snorfler
We caught up with Jen to find out more about future plans for Snorfler – and how her mother, Shelle, came up with the idea.