DSG 840: Product Design: THE NEXT "BIG THING" IN HYPER-CUTE TOYS

[William b. Hand]

Let's see... Furbees™ were big... um... Pikachu™... There were those Cabbage Patch Kids™ way back when... Howdy Doody™ was sure a big hit... But, I'm headed the wrong direction here.

What I wanna see is what's coming 'round the bend? What super adorable thing is gonna be sucking the money right out of kids' parents' pockets?

Product Design: THE NEXT "BIG THING" IN HYPER-CUTE TOYS
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[As usual: Sorry So Damn Late. I'm a bad bad mod :dur: ]

[Hamsta]

The "Chubby Bear" is a rather simple toy, a plastic ball with a vibrating engine, it "dances."

MS paint, 45? ok, maybe not that innovative, or directed towards the same age group Bill is refering to
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/8219/840cutetoy4se.png

[doyoobi wrangler]

Maybe an hour and a half total. Sketch then Photoshop.

http://www-scf.usc.edu/~eereynol/web-content/images/DS/DS_archive/8_15.jpg

If Carebears and Apple join forces - this would be their illicit love child. Fear it.

[sketchling]

Could not resist... :)
http://www.sketchling.com/artwork/2005/new_cute_fad.jpg

[SkyWookiee]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a86/SkyWookiee/FluffyPuppy.jpg

[Wishes]

Sketchling: Love it, that's great :D!

[Tunguska]

The fun and educating "Autopsy Bear"!
http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/1549/dsg8402mo.jpg

[goran]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/sketchbook/i-dont-care-bear.jpg

[Phaethon]

For parents with a keen sense of irony comes ABSTRÄKT!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Phaethon/Toy.jpg

Features:

-An Amorphous Blob
-No Batteries, Switches, Lights, Sounds, Motors, or Binary Code
-Kids Use Their Imaginations Again?
-A FLÜFFI RËVOLÜTION!

And thanks to Fal$eProfit for the scanning tips!

[llothcat]

I actually did this last night trying out the pen tool..but:


http://www.llothcat.com/dsg/images/robot.jpg
for parents who can't take care of the rodents amoung us...the HamStar

maybe15min?

[2100]

Since Naruto hits airs in North America this fall.... I decided to profit from it's own unfallible success. I present to you:
http://members.shaw.ca/tenosix/kunaikun.jpg

He's an echanted kunai, but he didn't grow up properly. He had odd horns, and a short blade. His maker didn't believe he could be a real kunai, so he set out to prove them wrong! kunai-kun joins forces with a sympathetic ninja and together they become a very formidable team. Kunai-kun eventually grows up to become a fierce and powerful magic kunai! He's the pinochio of kunai's if you will.



(I'm not really serious bout the copyright, but you never know~)

[Fal$eProfit]

http://www.picaroni.com/Cute-Monkey.jpg
Sketchling that is way hardcore.
No prob Phaethon on the tip.
Tunguska my mom has a stuffed bear like that.

[Eshara]

Well, I tried to make it look like a toy by adding the balls for joints and now that I look at it I wish I hadn't done that. It's not very futuristic with those joints (it's so old fashioned). Oh well.

She talks on her own and she follows people with her head as they walk by (Freaky :O ) She doesn't require batteries and she's self sufficient.

http://www.thehgl.com/rebecca/pictures/cute_doll.jpg

[Phaethon]

Some fun designs, but what's with all the bears? I had a gorilla, when I was a baby. *A nod to Fal$eProfit, here, for the chimp* Not that I have anything against bears.

And Eshara- Creepy! Though well done.

Oh, I like SkyWookiee's balloon idea, too. Short lifespan, though. And all that hair is probably murder on a jet engine :)

[sketchling]

Eshara.... I agree... it is scary. Kinda 'Cher barbie'. Shudder. :gasmask: Well done though ;)