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Tag: Design

  • Mattel

Mattel Cuts 2200 Jobs and Factories; What Does it Mean?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 28, 2018

I received a phone call on Thursday from the Los Angeles Times asking my thoughts…

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  • Art

The Beauty of Spinning Tops

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 22, 2016

David Earl, Woodturner Spinning tops are, to me, a perfect example of "form follows function",…

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Is Your Website the Weak Link in Your Branding Portfolio?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 21, 2016

Jill Chase, Art Director of the Go Dog Design Group  givea us the benefit of…

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Toy Tech: Active & Inactive

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 2, 2015

Digital marker sketch of active and inactive design surfaces.    Back in the day, I…

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Toy Tech: Photoshop Brush Stroke Spacing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 20, 2014

Yes, I’m posting yet another article on the subject of digital brushes, but there has…

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Toy Tech: Color Keys—Strategic Design Choices (Part 1 of 2)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 25, 2014

Design Class Demo: Rough color keys alongside the original sketch.   Color can make or…

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Toy Tech: Outside the Box – A Study in Design

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 11, 2014

My well worn Hoka One One (Stinson Tarmac) running shoes clocking in at 130 miles.…

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Toy Tech: Adobe CS6 Color Tags

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 28, 2014

New Group from Layers pop-up menu: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Creating any form of toy ideation…

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Toy Tech: Visual Cues (Part 1 of 2)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 7, 2014

Charcoal Painting: Joseph Sapulich © 2014 Conventional design techniques never lose their importance as the…

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Toy Tech: Picture Perfect (Part 2 of 2)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 2, 2014

Digital photo with no retouching. Toy: Marvel & Subs. © 2012, Hot Toys Limited ©…

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Toy Tech: Picture Perfect (Part 1 of 2)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 26, 2014

  Toy: Marvel & Subs. © 2012, Hot Toys Limited © 2012, Camera: Canon S-Series…

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Toy Tech: Ellipses (Part 3 of 3)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 19, 2014

Digital marker concept sketch: Spy Gear © 2014 I actually like the free-flowing sketching styles…

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Toy Tech: Ellipses (Part 2 of 3)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 18, 2014

Simply select your ellipse tool in Photoshop and eyeball the degree of angle you need—easy-peasy.…

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Toy Tech: Ellipses (Part 1 of 3)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 17, 2014

  Digital marker concept for work: Creata © 2014 Ellipses were once a very tedious…

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Toy Tech: Learning From The Mouse (Part 2 of 2)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 11, 2014

Detail: Dreamworks © 2014 Keep in mind, you really can’t erase Prismacolor very well outside…

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