Opinions

Triclops Studio’s Luc Hudson and Rob Ames explore how great character development and innovative toy design go hand in hand.

In the first of his new monthly column, Adam Borton looks at how he got his start in the industry and what his new Toy and Game School will look to bring those wanting to kick-start their own careers in play.

Joel Silverman, CEO at KidsKnowBest, details the firm’s new Growing Pains Accelerator, an initiative designed to help inventors, designers and start-ups with mentoring, collaboration and practical services worth at least £150,000.

Wynne-Jones IP Director and Trade Mark Attorney, Victor Caddy, looks at the imminent and far-reaching effects that Brexit will have on design protection for toy and game companies and inventors.

Designer and educator Jack Andrews outlines why design education is in a perilous position, what its demise could mean for the toy industry, and how companies could save the day.

Asked to give ten top tips to new toy-and-game inventors, Richard C. Levy and Ronald O. Weingartner went one better… Here, they offer not only their tips but also invaluable advice that shapes their thinking.

Wynne-Jones IP’s Victor Caddy unpicks news of a new initiative from Amazon designers to tackle counterfeit products.

In partnership with NPD, TinkerTini has created the “NPD: Inventors Edition Report” providing item and category performance data for TinkerTini’s registered inventors.

TinkerTini’s Kate Soanes looks at how a passion for Roller Derby and tabletop games paved the way for the firm’s latest innovation aimed at helping games companies better leverage the inventor community.

Writer and product developer Deirdre Heaney looks at how kids and parents are playing during lockdown and what insights toy designers can learn from these behaviours.