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The Chicago Toy and Game Group is urging the industry to get their nominations in for the best innovators, designers, retailers, PRs and marketers in the toy and game space before voting for this year’s Toy & Game Innovation Awards closes on August 15. Winners will be honoured at an …
Read More »ChiTAG’s Mary Couzin handed I.D.I.O.T Award at the 2019 Toy Inventors’ Dinner
The I.D.I.O.T. (International Designer and Inventor of Toys) Award - first launched in 1988 - is given as a tribute to luminaries who have made outstanding contributions to the industry.
Read More »TAGIE winners revealed at Chicago Toy and Game Week
Attended by industry luminaries and sponsored by heavyweights like Hasbro, Oxford Games and Mattel, the evening was opened by Nancy Zwiers, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Spin Master.
Read More »Behind the number one toy on Kickstarter: Marissa Louie talks Animoodles
We sat down with Animoodles creator, Marissa Louie to find out more about this exciting new product.
Read More »Mojo Nation readies debut for London Toy Fair
Founded by former ToyNews editor Billy Langsworthy, Mojo Nation aims to give inventors a helping hand within the design industry.
Read More »Imaginations factory: Jonny Henton on life inside Vivid’s R&D wing
Vivid is responsible for a wealth of popular toy brands, but where do ideas for the likes of Fungus Amungus come from. Jonny Henton, Vivid’s development and QA director, tells Billy Langsworthy what a typical day is like for the firm’s R&D arm, how to spot a good idea and why the industry is in great place when it comes to creativity.
Read More »Bladez Toyz and Vivid join Inventors Workshop 2016
New and seasoned inventors have the chance to pitch toy ideas directly to the two firms.
Read More »The Period Game launches to teach girls about menstruation
'There is no standardised method for learning about your period, and as a result, many young women are unprepared and uncomfortable when the time comes,' read a statement from the designers.
Read More »Life in the fast lane: Mattel’s Bryan Benedict on designing Hot Wheels
Bryan Benedict spent ten years designing real cars before Mattel came knocking. Now, as a senior Hot Wheels designer, he’s the brains behind a raft of character cars including Star Wars and Super Mario ranges. Here, he tells Billy Langsworthy what life is like working inside the engine-room of the world’s most prolific car manufacturer.
Read More »Toy designer lands dream stint at Hasbro following Inventors Workshop
Belfast-based Ciaran Larkin, who runs his own design company called I Make Anything, has been working with the firm at its Rhode Island HQ, having impressed Hasbro’s inventor relations team at last year’s event.
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