Links
Apr 24th, 2007 by candylavin
Otis College of Art and Design
Otis College Toy Design Program
Otis Intranet - MyO
Toys, Comics and Cartoons:
Howtoons.com is a website where kids and you can learn how to make stuff! The other great thing about this site is it’s design. It’s great fun to move through with some amount of interactivity. Take a look!
Autodesk Animation Newsletter comes as recommendation from Mark Taylor, a senior lecturer in Toy Design here at Otis. It is filled with events, 3D software information, training seminars and more.
Toy Exhibits and Museums
National Toy Hall of Fame
RB Toy Museum features Premium Toys that were designed for many major corporations around the world – such as Burger King, McDonalds, Pillsbury, General Mills,etc. Included are packaging flats for many of the premiums.
Recommended Resources
Designing Toys
Children as Design Partners on-line article.
Toy Tips
Great Toys of the Year Reports
Best Bets of the Year
Marketing Studies
Ethnography Primer: excellent tool for designers and businesses.
PROMO Magazine provides insights into using promotion marketing as a strategic, measurable component of an overall marketing mix. PROMO editors take a “What Works and Why” approach to their coverage, informing readers about important trends, issues, news, and deals through corporate profiles, trend pieces, sector-specific departments, single-topic supplements, and exclusive research projects.
For advice for choosing toys and play for kids with disabilities: http://www.lekotek.org/resources/informationontoys/tentips.html
Podcasts/Web Movies/etc.
Create your own movies and promote your toy.
http://www.machinimag.com/WhatIsMachinima.html
http://www.youtube.com/
Tech Toys and Stuff
Latest Tech and Gadget News
Gifts, gadgets and gizmo’s web site from the UK.
Gadgets, Games and Toys
Kids and Technology on-line article.
TechToys Video Podcast
Toy Awards
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
Toy selection criteria and tips
Dr. Toy
The Toy Guy
The Toy Guy selection
Parent’s Choice Foundation
http://www.parents-choice.org/
What make a good toy?
Family Fun Toy of the Year Awards
American Specialty Toy Retailing Association
Trade Shows
International Tokyo Toy Show
Safety
US Consumer Product Safety Commission is the government agency that oversees the safety of manufactured products and will implement recalls on any product, if needed. Also provides good tips and guidelines for design of products.
http://www.cpsc.gov/
http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html
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