Interviews

David Winter is Director of Inventor Relations at Spin Master. We caught up with David to understand what a billion-dollar idea looks like on paper… And how to pitch him your ideas.

With nearly 15 years of toy design under his belt, James Austin-Smith is Head of R&D and Product Design at Moose Toys. Here we discover his pet peeve – and the one thing that stops his creative process…

OjO’s Petros Nicolaou and Surya Dhir tell us more about how the STREAME-focused firm tackles game design.

We caught up with Caezar Al-Jassar, co-director and lead developer at Alley Cat Games, to find out how the company went from having an initial focus on science to now boasting a portfolio of games chock-full of everything from chocolate factories to dinosaur theme parks.

We caught up with MakerBrane founders Ayssar Arida and Sabine de Maussion to learn more about how toy firms and the inventor community can benefit from engaging with the platform.

Former Hasbro designers Rob Ames and Luc Hudson are the straight-talking, mind-boggling founders of UK agency Triclops. Here they talk about sizzles, life in lockdown… And pitching online!

We caught up with director Pete Cartlidge to learn how old trends have new life… And why Gravity Maze still amazes…

Leila Nosrati sees ideas – as they are now, and as her clients might sell them. Here she tells us the three things she looks for in every product – and why some industry secrets should never be kept…

Gamewright’s Vice President of Product Development, Jason Schneider, tells us why he loves working with inventors and what makes for the perfect pitch.

Freelance designer Adam Porter likes to mix things up! His products include board, card and dice games of different genres. Here he discusses what he finds a chore… And what gets his mind racing with ideas!