Toy Design

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...

18 Dec

Posted at 04:03h in Character Design, Illustration, Sketchbook (The Unfunny Stuff), Toy Design

I've updated my PDF portfolio to go with my shiny new website. It contains fifteen pages of illustration, character design, toy design concepts, and misc. sketches. Download a copy to keep on file, take to a meeting, or email to a client or colleague. [button color="primary" link="https://cedricstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/CedricHohnstadt-Portfolio-Dec2015.pdf" size="default" icon_after="caret-down" target="_self" block="false"]Download[/button]...

27 Aug

Posted at 06:31h in Art Tech, Toy Design

The other day the nice folks at Wacom included one of my toy design concept drawings on their Behance  "Featured" gallery. Like most artists who work digitally, I'm a long-time user of Wacom's products. They make quality hardware and they are the go-to brand for digital drawing equipment (tablets, Cintiqs, etc.). It's a real honor to have them shine their massive...

30 Jul

Posted at 06:18h in Toy Design

  Here's another project from my "secret files" that I finally have permission to show: Back in 2012 I was hired by Idea Planet to help out with a display for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, in conjunction with Southwest Airlines. They were having a promotional event that included a booth where fans could have their pictures taken next to a life-sized statue of the team mascot, Bernie Brewer....