Toys

Making Things founder Fi Murray looks at how the role of the inventor is evolving into something incorporating a blend of design, innovation and disruption.

Nominations are now open for the Play Creators Awards, taking place at the 2019 Play Creators Festival.

As one of the industry-leaders when it comes to working with outside innovators, we caught up with Hasbro’s Senior Director of Global Product Acquisition, Rich Mazel, to discuss why he believes diversity of thought is key to unearthing creativity.

We caught up with figures from Bang Zoom, Open 2 Design and Sweet Spot Studio Inc to learn more about how 2018 was for them and what they think of the state of play moving into this year.

Categories include R&D Team of the Year, Design Agency of the Year and Toy Designer of the Year.

One player takes on the role of the killer shark, while the other players step into the sopping wet boots of Brody, Hooper and Quint.

“Rubik’s remains hot going into 2019 and retailers are crying out for new Rubik’s products,” said Rubik’s’ Hayely Woodward

With shoppers becoming more environmentally conscious and the industry boasting the potential to become more eco-friendly, we asked toy and game creators what the design community can do to help make the toy space greener.

Against a backdrop of new regulation, evolving consumer expectations, and global sustainability initiatives, Mark Robertson, SVP at the Ethical Toy Program, explains why now is the time to embrace ethical manufacturing.

We caught up with May to learn more about her journey to date with Quirk!, and how an online hub for the game is in the pipeline.