Interviews
Phy McCarthy on how a lack of ethnic dolls on the market led her to create Darcy Curl
Long blonde hair, blue eyes, tall and with feet permanently shaped around a pair of heels – the dolls that seven year old Phy McCarthy was playing with in the early Eighties didn’t strike a chord with the youngster.
Jayne Bromfield reveals how her new construction toy, Bildy, aims to spark a child’s imagination, not control it
We caught up with Bromfield to find out more about the development process behind Bildy and how she assesses the state of creativity in the construction toy market at present.
Candylab Toys’ Vlad Dragusin on the inspiration behind his line of old-school wooden toy cars
Ahead of the firm’s newest launch, we asked Dragusin about his development process, what he loves most about Kickstarter and, of course, what car he drives.
Ooba’s new commercial director, Joeri Hoste, on bolstering the firm’s presence in the pre-school space
We caught up with Hoste to talk about his history in the design space and find out more on his plans for Ooba as the firm transitions into a publisher.
Big Potato’s Tristan Hyatt-Williams on making First Dates: The Game “naughty, but not nasty”
We caught up with one of the firm’s founding potatoes, Tris Hyatt-Williams, to find out more about the development process behind its new games: First Dates and The Chameleon.
The Champion of the Wild creator Tom Clare on how an innocent chat about penguins kickstarted his journey into game design
We spoke with Clare to discuss his development process and what it felt like to see an audience of 300 people in stitches listening to Shut Up and Sit Down play his game at the UK Games Expo.
Jono and Nick Green talk Kickstarter, creativity and the future of The Sock Game
With a deal now in place for The Sock Game, we caught up with Jono and Nick Green to find out what’s next for the duo and why the firm returned to Kickstarter for their new game, Who Farted?
Playpress co-founders lift the lid on the design process behind its new universe of cardboard construction toys
As Matthew Wright and Mike Wyatt finalise a run of new sets ahead of their first ever trade show, we caught up with the pair to discuss the origins of Playpress, a brand new construction toy concept.
Primo Toys’ Filippo Yacob on the origins of Cubetto, the most funded educational invention in Kickstarter history
We caught up with Yacob to discuss Kickstarter, the STEM sector and his grand aim to have one billion children in the world receive exposure to computational thinking in early years by 2020.
The Game of THINGS… creator Tom Quinn on how a life in the movies helped prepare him for adventures in game design
An assistant director on the likes of Chicago, Kick-Ass and The Fly, Quinn’s background in the movies has gifted him a skill-set that he says has been transferable to his work in the world of games.