Toy links tagged "about"
On play.
“A simple object that allows for endless and open-ended permutations of play is ultimately a stronger product than which too closely defines the experience. And, maybe, the more open the play experience, the less one needs to spend on licensing and marketing.”
Promoting the creators.
“… if play is so very important, why are the people who help foster it—toy and game inventors—devalued in the media?”
The dangers of safety.
“The law isn’t making toys more safe, but is making everything more convoluted … We’re all losers, including the consumer.”
Donald Kaufman 1930-2009.
“He didn’t just see a toy … He would look at that toy and think about the history. He thought about what it was made of, the design, the people who sat there and made it. He would hold it and say, ‘If only it could talk.'” (Previously.)
“I make the kinds of toys I love to play with …”
“… Rumpus represents the kind of fun-first, marketing-second approach to toymaking that has become alien to America’s corporate giants Mattel and Hasbro …” (A Time article from 1999.)
Spoo-o-o-o-o-o-o-on!
If it does well, should we expect The Forker? (Thanks for the link, samuel!)
Get to know G.I. Joe.
“$200,000 … Auction price paid for original G.I. Joe prototype in 2008”
Custer rides again.
“And that doesn’t sit well with some in the Native American community.” (Thanks for the link, samuel!)
“Morgen laten wij de wereld beven.”
Check out the rest of the 1991 Dutch G.I. Joe catalogue.
Action figure trends.
“The action figures/accessories supercategory was running 15 percent ahead of 2008, year-to-date in the first half … A steady increase in sales has pushed the category’s sales from $1.3 billion in 2006 to $1.5 billion in 2008. But unlike in the mid-90s, the force behind these statistics isn’t all adult collectors. Kids are back in the action figure aisle.”