Toy Design

27 Mar

Posted at 13:48h in Art & Business, Character Design, Illustration, Toy Design

It's been a couple of years so I've updated my PDF portfolio with a some new samples. It contains fifteen pages of illustration, character design, toy design concepts, webcomics, and misc. drawings. Download a copy to keep on file, take to a meeting, or email to a client or colleague. [button color="default" link="https://cedricstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CedricHohnstadt-Portfolio-2018.pdf" size="default" icon_after="caret-down" target="_self" block="false"]Download PDF Portfolio[/button]...

20 Dec

Posted at 11:50h in Illustration, Toy Design

It's been another exciting year of illustration adventures, full of thrills and chills! ILLUSTRATION An illustration I did for the Strottman Agency was published by Lowe's in a Valentine's Day kids' activity kit. Hasbro gave me permission to reveal some sticker illustrations I had done for a My Little Pony playset and a Fur Real poster for HASCON 2017. I also...

13 Sep

Posted at 23:57h in Illustration, Toy Design

Over the years I've worked on dozens of projects for Hasbro. Most of what I do for them is "planning and production" so the artwork stays behind the scenes and will never be seen by the general public. The toy business is competitive and Hasbro is naturally very protective of their ideas, which I respect. Every once in a while something...

13 Apr

Posted at 17:22h in Toy Design

Recently I was approached by the Smiley Company. They wanted to pitch the Rubik's Cube people with some ideas for expanding the Rubik's brand into other toys and they needed a lot of artwork to help sell the concepts. They gave me a giant list of really fun ideas. Most were fully formed but there were also a few I helped develop, all under the art...

30 Dec

Posted at 17:43h in Character Design, Comp Art & FPO, Illustration, Sketchbook Silliness, Toy Design, Uncategorized

2016 was another jam-packed year for my illustration studio. I’m deeply grateful to have such a fun job where I get to work on so many exciting projects with so many amazing people. Here’s a few highlights from our most recent trip around the sun. (I'll warn you there are a lot of projects I can't reveal yet but I've linked...

18 Jan

Posted at 07:24h in Toy Design

Recently I was approached by The Smiley Company, a lifestyle brand based in London. They create and sell a lot of licensed merchandise based on the world-famous smiley face symbol. They've been so successful that they've even developed those little yellow guys into an animated property called Smiley Kids. Of course, what's an animated property without a corresponding line of toys? Smiley wanted to pitch...