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Otis College Toy Design Program Recognized by The Toy Association for Sustainability Efforts

The Toy Association and its members joined the global business community last week in celebrating World Intellectual Property (IP) Day on April 26. This year’s theme focused on IP and youth innovation, exploring how young inventors and creators are stepping up to innovation challenges by using their energy, ingenuity, curiosity, and creativity to steer a course toward a better future.

Alumnx Exploration Series: Art Baez ('02 BFA Toy Design)—Officially Licensed

Join us for Alumnx Exploration Series with Art Baez, who will share on his career achievements and experience in the Toy Design industry. 

Hot Toy Picks from Otis College’s Toy Design Faculty and Students

Toy shopping for the young—and young at heart—can be a minefield. For those of us who remember the joys of a simple bicycle, train set, or board game, venturing into the toy section of any retailer can be daunting these days. Thankfully, Otis College surveyed true experts on the topic: the faculty and students from the Toy Design program, one of only two undergraduate programs in the country dedicated to the ideation, design, and marketing of toys.

Toy Design Guest Lecturer: Chris Byrne

The Otis Community is invited to a special lecture, "Toy Trends in a Changing World: Kids, COVID, and Constant Play" with Chris Byrne, The Toy Guy in The Forum.

As an independent toy analyst, researcher, and consultant, Chris brings more than 30 years of toy industry experience to his role. He is an acknowledged expert on toys and play in the culture and brings his extensive knowledge of toys, education, and child development to his work.

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Otis College Announces Toy Industry Veteran Jennifer Caveza as New Toy Design Program Chair

Headshot of Jennifer Caveza, Chair of Product Design and Toy Design

Otis College Toy Design Class of 2021 Friends and Family Night

Otis College of Art and Design invites you to a celebration of the Toy Design Class of 2021 Friends and Family Night.

Zoom link to attend : https://otis.zoom.us/j/95762996862

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    A Week of Creativity and Community at Otis College
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    Dawn Baillie, Otis College Alum and Board of Trustees Member, Featured in The New York Times
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Otis Toy Design and Spin Master celebrate International Women's Day

In celebration of International Women's Day, Spin Master has partnered with Otis College of Art and Design to welcome new students and spotlight some of our talented women. 

Join us to hear about how these women got started in Toy Design, their career journeys, and more. 
We will be talking about some exciting internship opportunities!

Guests include:
Tanja Gaspardo -- Facilitator
Hayley Thistlethwaite -- Sr. Manager, Product Development

Headlines

  • Otis Staff talking
    A Week of Creativity and Community at Otis College
    March 15
  • Dawn Baillie
    Dawn Baillie, Otis College Alum and Board of Trustees Member, Featured in The New York Times
    March 14
  • Student walking toward residence hall
    On-Campus Housing Gives High School Students a Taste of College Life During Summer of Art
    March 13

Markus Maciel, Toy Design Instructor at Otis College, on the State of Play in the Toy Industry

Student work by Sean QuinnEven though he’s immersed in a world of make-believe, Markus Maciel (BFA Toy Design, ’01) roots his work in real-life pragmatism. As an instructor in the Toy Design Department at Otis College of Art and Design, Maciel helps students essentially re-live their childhoods as they dream up toy characters and games to successfully launch to market. “Even a simple toy has a story to tell,” Maciel says.

Combining Art Forms to Create the Perfect Toy

"I love that every single major here is art but it’s all a different type of art. So when we come together, we all have different interests but we kind of overlap in some ways, I think that’s beautiful," says Clover Clemans (BFA Toy Design '17). "I have to say one of the biggest things that I have learned at Otis is to get inspiration from everywhere. You have to look to other places and get inspired by many other people." 

Raphael Bencosme of Razor

Headlines

  • Otis Staff talking
    A Week of Creativity and Community at Otis College
    March 15
  • Dawn Baillie
    Dawn Baillie, Otis College Alum and Board of Trustees Member, Featured in The New York Times
    March 14
  • Student walking toward residence hall
    On-Campus Housing Gives High School Students a Taste of College Life During Summer of Art
    March 13