A co-lab with world-renowned artist and friend Jeremy Madl. Our role was to translate his characters into full views and create the vector art for decoration.
Nintendog's Trick Trainer Pups assortment won the Girl's TOTY in the UK in 2006. Their magical feature of magnetically responding to their bone accessory got kids saying "aaaawww!" all over the isles...and beyond!
Magg Racers combined speed with character in a 1.25" wheel. Add the custom sculpted treads you can swap out between Maggs and over a dozen games to play, and you've got a recipe for collectible craziness!
The 2013 Magg Racers re-launch from Jazwares.
The first sour candy maker on the market, the TMNT Sour Power Mutant Maker lets kids create custom gummy mutants in up to 3 different flavors! Take 'em for a spin in the Sourizer Chamber and watch as the swirling vortex turns your turtles tart!
In Narnia, you need to be packin'! Steel that is, and the Command Attack Sword from Play Along let kids train to be a proper Knight of Narnia! The game was simple...follow the commands in an epic imaginary sword battle, and keep up the fight to win!
Designed with Spin Master, this refreshing update of the typical cylindrical butterfly treehouse added a playful new style while conforming to the aggressive cost and packaging requirements.
Experience firsthand the gruesome hatching of a monstrous creature from a globule of gooey plasma! Use the key to wind up your creature, stuff him into his plasma sack, then watch as he frees himself from the goo and prepares to battle ferocious enemies!
A co-lab with Jeremy Madl of MAD! Toy Design. We were given the license to add a playful bend to the blocky Minecraft Creeper.
One of several inflatables designed for Intex, this Pirate's Cove Spray Pool features a waterfall which flows from the skull's head, guarding the treasure behind it!
A memory matching game for preschoolers, designed for Spin Master and their Yo Gabba Gabba brand.
As design lead on the HT Racers project for ABC's hit show American Inventor, I and my team at JMP Creative placed Rick DeRennaux's custom-built RC toys in the top 3 finalists.
SCRAMBO successfully funded on Kickstarter in March of 2018, fulfilled to backers in September and is in line to be licensed by a major publisher for a 2020 release! Roll fast and think faster in this lightning-quick dice game of pop culture categories!
Janimals, Janimals...wearable stuffed animals! These transforming plush were a smash phenomenon on release, being featured on several daytime TV shows and ABC's show "Selfie!" Transforming from plush to PJs, Janimals had the magic to make it a DRTV success!
The Build-A-Bot brand from Colorific and Basic Fun brings the STEAM in interactive pet constructions kits. Build your pet with over 20 pieces while learning the basics of mechanical motion, customize its personality with stickers (even select the eye color!) and bring it to life with its magnetic food accessory.
The Build-A-Bot brand from Colorific and Basic Fun brings the STEAM in interactive pet constructions kits. Build your pet with over 20 pieces while learning the basics of mechanical motion, customize its personality with stickers (even select the eye color!) and bring it to life with its magnetic food accessory.
The Build-A-Bot brand from Colorific and Basic Fun brings the STEAM in interactive pet constructions kits. Build your pet with over 20 pieces while learning the basics of mechanical motion, customize its personality with stickers (even select the eye color!) and bring it to life with its magnetic food accessory.
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Chris Mancini
Design Director / Inventor Los Angeles, CA