of the 'Toy Illustration' Category

I stumbled on the striking and fun wooden toy sculptures of Pennsylvania-based Josh Finkle and wanted to learn more about them. I asked him a couple of questions to accompany these excellent photographs covering some of the work process and the finished products. How did you get into creating wooden toys? I’m a senior industrial [...]

I really like the thick, clean lines and dynamic characters of Venice-based illustrator Jacopo Rosati. Let’s hope to see much more of this fellow in the future. MoonApe

For anyone with a close interest in hand-drawn illustration and typography, it would be hard to have been unaware of the work and influence of Brooklyn-based illustrator Mike Perry. He has had clients that include the New York Times, Saatchi & Saatchi, Microsoft Zune, Urban Outfitters and Zoo York. Mike is known not only for [...]

I spoke to ‘Gumtaro’ of toy design group Gumliens from Tokyo, Japan, who have an intriguing collection of hand-made toys, that I thought I would share, owing to the huge popularity and influence of collectible toys in Japan. 3D toy designs at Gumliens sprung out of various ideas and paintings made a few years ago [...]