Reviews by kids, for families
New online review platform KidsKnowBest allows children to voice their opinions on toys, games, movies, food and apps. Co-founder Joel Silverman explains why toy firms should embrace such honest feedback.
Little Miss Inventor joins Play Innovation Summit 2018
Delegates attending next month’s Summit will each get a copy of the book, as Sanrio seeks exciting product collaborations for its new Mr Men/Little Miss brand.
Getting your cut of the nation’s pocket money
Fundamentally Children’s Dr. Amanda Gummer shares some tips as to how new toy designers can give their concepts the best chance of success.
Soundbops’ Michael Tougher on using play to empower music learning in children
We caught up with Tougher to find out how Soundbops looks to lift any barriers for young children to pick up and learn an instrument.
Spin Master acquires Gund
Marks Spin Master’s 20th acquisition since the company was founded.
Gender agenda?: A look at why toy and game design is a male-dominated space
We asked several key figures in the world of design for their thoughts on the issue, and whether this gender ratio reflected their own experiences in toy design.
“It’s a time warp – same layout, same colour palette and, in some cases, the same old product”: Designers talk Toys R Us woes
As Toys R Us UK enters administration; we asked figures from the toy and game design community for their thoughts on what went wrong for the retail giant.
Off the Rails creator Andrew Platt on Kickstarter, Minecraft and Escape Room games
We caught up with Platt to find out more about the year-long development process behind Off the Rails, and why Kickstarter was a “no-brainer” route to market for the game.
Open Innovation and your intellectual property rights
Matthew Veale, Senior Trainee Patent Attorney at Wynne-Jones IP covers what Open Innovation is and what it means for you and your intellectual property rights.
Façade Games’ Travis Hancock on the origins of the firm’s Dark Cities series
Each game in the series focuses on a city and year, has a dark or mysterious aspect of gameplay, comes in a faux book box and accommodates at least four to nine players.