We caught up with David to learn more about what set him on the path to design, how he found his way into toys – and what fuels his creativity.

“We didn’t have an element that did Tan’s gorgeous hair justice, so we had to make an entirely new wig element – in shimmering silver of course!” said Matthew Ashton, Vice President of Design at the LEGO Group.

Casdon’s Head of Research and Development, Alex Reynolds, discusses packaging, product and play.

Matt founded the company with his brother-in-law, Laurence Emmett, and the firm’s debut games includes colour-mixing card game Egg Slam and trivia title So Wrong It’s Right.

“Children love to put stuff in a bowl and say they are making a magic potion – this led us to thinking how that magical process could result in a real-life pet that they create and the idea for Magic Mixies was born,” said Moose Toys’ James Austin-Smith.

Over the next 12 months, Champion will produce six different Catan beers, each reflecting a different terrain within the game.

Ka-Blab designers Andrew and Jack Lawson discuss game development.

Wynne-Jones IP’s Victor Caddy provides a reminder of what you need to do to register UK trade mark and design applications before this month’s deadline.

Native Shoes’ Gabe Lams talks us through the creative process behind the Crayola collection – and delves into how sustainability anchors the firm’s approach to footwear.

The team at kids’ speech recognition specialists SoapBox Labs look at how designers can embrace speech technology to create brand new play experiences.