Jul 3, 2012

Im speaking at San Diego Comic Con 2012!!!!!!

Indie Toymaker Roundtable: 
Turning Characters Into Toys
Thursday, July 12th 6:30PM – 7:30PM Room 4

Panelists Include:
+ Nitin Bhargava, the director of merchandising at Kidrobot, which creates collectible toys in collaboration with the world’s best pop culture artists. 
+ Shawn Smith of Shawnimals, the character design studio behind adorable plush ninjas, huggable moustaches and 400+ other fuzzy friends. 
+ Dan Goodsell, creator of the lovable breakfast characters who populate The World of Mr.Toast.
+ Kerry Horvath and Darth Rimmer are the cold creamy center of Evil Ice Cream, those diabolical frozen treats. 
+ Dov Kelemer of DKE Toys, distributors of the world’s finest collectible vinyl toys, and the brains behind the Vader Project and Spoonful of Star Wars.
+ Joshua Ben Longo of Longoland gives life to bizarre plush monsters with a sewing machine. 
+ Kris Schantz, a co-founder of Happy Worker,
specialty toy and gift manufacturer, will discuss how to turn your ideas into toys.

+ Moderated by Wendy Bryan of I Heart Guts, home to plush internal organs.