From floral fever to AI fears: Industry figures discuss highlights, trends and challenges of 2025 so far…
Dot Dash Design’s Paula Rich, independent creative Danny Heffer, Apparel of Laugh’s Jude Coram and Doodlebug Design’s Maria Thomas give us their half-year review.
Dynamite Entertainment teams with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products for Wizard of Oz graphic novel
The Wizard of Oz: The Official Film Adaptation Graphic Novel comes from Soo Lee, known for her work on ThunderCats: Cheetara and Disney Villains: Maleficent.
Goliath’s Regan Deason on bringing The Sims into board games
Regan Deason – Project Manager and Producer at Goliath – on bringing iconic video game brand The Sims to the tabletop.
Phil Walker-Harding discusses designing 2001: A Space Odyssey: The Board Game
“I realised early on that HAL was going to be pretty fun to play”: Game designer Phil Walker-Harding takes us inside development of Maestro Media’s 2001: A Space Odyssey: The Board Game.
Fira X Wear debuts My Hero Academia collection
Born to License guided the licensing process for the collaboration – from assisting with initial acquisition and IP management to liaising with Toho Animation and facilitating approvals with Crunchyroll.
Carlos Villagra – Cloudco’s Head of Creative – takes us inside the development of a Care Bear
“It starts with a conversation about what the world might need right now”: Cloudco Entertainment’s Carlos Villagra talks Care Bears.
Steve Richards discusses 20 years of Dynamo
As creative agency Dynamo celebrates its 20th anniversary, MD Steve Richards discusses the company’s evolution and longevity.
“The standards are way up!”: Aykroyds’ Louise Hinds discusses why retailers are embracing ‘design-led’ lines
Louise Hinds, Head of Creative at Aykroyds, talks us through the company’s recent evolutions.
Hasbro’s Bradley Bowman discusses new launches aimed at adult fans of Transformers, Power Rangers and more
Bradley Bowman – Hasbro’s Senior Director of Global Licensed Toy and Game – discusses targeting adult fans.
Investment deal sees Wow! Stuff become part of the Troy Companies group
“This is a tremendous opportunity for us to compete on the same level as the biggest toy companies globally,” said John Huiberts, Troy Companies group CEO.