Interview
Fluid’s Stacey Bates-McCue on crafting a 45th anniversary guide for PAC-MAN
Stacey Bates-McCue, Fluid’s Creative Director of Licensing, discusses developing a new style guide to celebrate 45 years of PAC-MAN.
“Bluey has all the ingredients to be here forever”: Suzy Raia – SVP of Global Consumer Products at BBC Studios – on ambitions for the beloved brand
We sit down with Suzy Raia, SVP of Global Consumer Products at BBC Studios, to discuss a mammoth year for Bluey – and ambitions for the brand’s future.
As Pink Key Licensing turns 20, founder Richard Pink looks back at the past – and on to the future!
What’s the biggest change to licensing in the last 20 years? Richard Pink shares his thoughts…
Dan Watters – co-writer of Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! – on what a brand needs to thrive in comics
Dan Watters talks us through development of Skybound’s Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives… And shares his pick for a great example of licensed comics.
Stephanie Griggs on how Wallace & Gromit and the Mr. Men benefit from storytelling through design
Stories at a glance: Studio Griggs’s founder, Stephanie Griggs, on succinct, emotive designs.
Casdon’s Lead Creative Designer, Lee Glickman, discusses his work on Heinz and Build-a-Bear licenses
Making brands toyetic: Lee Glickman on the development of Casdon’s new licensed toys.
Wrebbit’s Jean Theberge and Jean-Marc Guerin reflect on the metallic finish of their new 3D-puzzle diner
Urbania forever: how a metallic 1950’s diner is changing the face of Wrebbit’s 3D-puzzle town.
Dream Teams: Pixar’s Jen Tan and Jenn Zaccaro
What’s the key to successful collaborations between creative and commercial teams within brand owners? This new series seeks to find out. First up, we pick the brains of Pixar’s Jen Tan and Jenn Zaccaro.
Secret Cinema, Monopoly Lifesized and more: Tim McQuillen-Wright talks immersive set design
Set Designer Tim McQuillen-Wright reveals the secrets of enhancing immersive experiences.
The Brand Director’s Tim Collins and Sharp Sharp’s Steve McInerny discuss development of the James Hunt style guide
“The wider 70s vibe and general motorsports trend is very hot now”: The Brand Director’s Tim Collins and Sharp Sharp’s Steve McInerny on putting authenticity at the heart of the James Hunt style guide.