Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Toy Design

In my Concept Design class we were given random quotes that were suppose to inspire us to make a toy. My quote was

Welcome to hell here's your accordion.


We had to design a toy, logo, and packaging based on the quote. I made a barbie like doll named Lisafer.

Tutorials I would use if I ever did this project again

Cubeecraft (pronounced “kyoob-ee”) papercraft toys feature interlocking tabs for construction – eliminating the need for tape, glue or other messy adhesives.
Action Cruisers
Cubee
Cubeecraft white template
Vector characters
Create a Cute Furry Vector Monster in Illustrator
Create a Simple Vector Creature in Illustrator
How to Create Typeface Characters
Designing the packaging

Turn 2D designs into 3D product shots using software you already own, Photoshop!
Free vector pack of packaging designs
Design mocked-up as a package
3D Product Box in Photoshop
A mockup for some blister packaging
Mock-up image of a product box


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