Channel Frederator Blog

The world of designer toys often overlaps with animation these days, so I thought y’all might be interested in Plushform. Shawnimals makes these blank, customizable, plush figures that you can decorate with pen, paint, and just about anything else you can think of. The basic form costs $20 a pop. They’ve invited over 60 international artists to take a crack at creating their own personalized plush and the results are currently on exhibit at the Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago, through Saturday, July 15. Anyone can post a picture of their customized Plushform on this Flickr group. If you have questions about materials and how-to, the Plushform website has a helpful tutorial.

The toothy creature above is by artist Cameron Tiede. See some more of my favorites after the jump… [Read more…]

Noferin is the product of two artist/writers from Melbourne, Australia New Zealand named Candy and Nicho. They have created an idyllic world on the mythical Carrara Island, populated by deadpan cute characters with names like Pecan and Pandacake. Candy is a self-trained designer and painter; Nicho is a writer who is studying Environmental Science. [Read more…]