As a result of Taco Bell’s recent foray into vinyl toys (read here) which to many is seen as blatant ripoff of the Kidrobot Dunny, Kidrobot has decided to stage a “Death To False Vinyl” rally in NYC (details here) Definetly check it out if you have a chance.
It’s sorta strange to see vinyl toys becoming a more and more mainstream slowly but surely in the three years that the film has been in production. Whether its larger companies making their own versions of “urban/vinyl/art” toys or having the toys show up in movies or films, vinyl is certainly becoming more prevalent in society. Whether or not that is a good thing remains to be seen.
So last weeks San Diego Comic Con was fantastic and it was really great to see so many familiar friends, many of whom I hadn’t seen for about a year. We had a screening of a excerpt from the film and afterwards a very insightful Q&A from several artists in the film.
We’ll be at San Diego Comic Con (July 23-26) this year wreaking havoc, handing out awesome buttons and postcards all weekend. Saturday night is not to be missed. We will be at 5&A Dime, a lovely store in downtown San Diego to preview some of the film to our loyal vinyl toy fans. After the screening, the director will be doing a Q&A with artists from the film such as: Jermaine Rogers, Attaboy, El Maz, Tara Mcpherson, Bwana Spoons, Sucklord, and more to be announced. See you there!
I’ve been somewhat reluctant and out of touch on the interwebs with updates for the film, and for this I can only say it’s totally worth the wait! We got a new episode of the The Vinyl Frontier spotlight coming soon and I’m working hard to get a finished film so stay tuned and Let us know whats going on in your lives!
This is vol.13 of “The Vinyl Frontier” Spotlight, taking a brief look into the world of an artist featured in the upcoming documentary by Daniel Zana. This week we take a look at Huck Gee, a toy designer for Kidrobot, Toy2R, and many more. Huck is also an established artist and commercial illustrator. In the episode, Huck talks about his influences, the story behind Skullhead, and all about the “Save Huck Show”.
So I had a chance to check this lecture out and it was pretty amazing to see the creative process of both Paul from KR and Mark from ilovedust. To go from a very basic inkiling of an idea to a fully realized 3d toy or an amazing colored piece of graphic art is quite a task, but they broke it down for the full house. Check out the pics and enjoy.
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The Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Volume 11: Sket One
This is vol.11 of “The Vinyl Frontier” Spotlight, taking a brief look into the world of an artist featured in the upcoming documentary by Daniel Zana. This week we take a look at Sket One, the creator of the Ripple, countless custom custom toys, and many production pieces. In the episode, Sket One chats about his pop art & graffiti influences, the pros & cons of custom and production toys, and the corporate branding of toys in the vinyl toy industry.
