Toy Design

 

With over two decades of toy designing experience, Steve has developed hard line and soft line toys for Mattel, Disney, Universal, Sea World and Fiesta.

 
 

Millennium Falcon plate and food holder

Company: Palco

Art Director and Concept Designer, I created this concept for Galaxy Edge for the Disney Parks. This concept never made it into the parks.

 

Scotty Dog Puppet

Company: Russ Berrie

I created Scotty Dog plush puppet for Russ Berrie. This hand drawn marker drawing was one of four cute puppy puppets designed for specialty stores. 

 

Batman and Joker Vinyl Figure Turnarounds

Company: Warner Bros.

At Warner Bros, as a designer, I developed Batman and Joker vinyl toys created for Six Flags Theme Parks. These vinyl toys were part of a set of six DC characters for a blind-box series, sold exclusively in the parks. 

 

 

 

Plush Toys

Company: Fiesta and Magic Castle

For Valentine Days, I designed this cute plush bears for Fiesta. Had a lot if fun designing this cute bunny for my club: The Magic Castle

 

Tiki character mugs, straw, and necklace

Company: Walt Disney Company 

As a Tiki enthusiast and coinsurer I had a particularly fun time creating this concept art of character mugs and straws for the Disney theme parks. The tiki Star Wars was designed for a special event as a ceramic mugs giveaway. The tiki bead concept fits on straws. Collect them all and create a necklace or bracelet. The Disney tiki mug characters with themed umbrella straws was designed for outdoor food and merchandise for the Disney theme parks. 

Designed tiki glasswork for clients through Tiki Farm. Shown are two designs; PuffNick and Stone Brewery for limited editions.

 

Turtle Town Fire tRUCK

Company: My Design

Turtle Town is a preschool toy line. To show young children what they could be when they grow up. The design shown is one of the concepts of a fire truck turtle.

 

Haunted Mansion Tankard

Company: Walt Disney Company

In my days as an imagineer, who worked on this ride and it being one of my favorite attractions in the park, I fondly created this concept art of the spooky Haunted Mansion Tankard for the Disney theme parks. This concept art was developed for outdoor foods and merchandise group. The stretching room in the Haunted Manson gave great inspiration to the creativity of the tankard, with other favorite icons from the ride being incorporated.. 

 

Captain America Playset  and Interactive Groot

Company: Marvel

Captain America Playset and Interactive Groot figure was designed for Marvel for mass market distribution. These interactive marvel heroes were designed to put a little magic into the toys…see Captain change and Groot grow on your command by using your cell phone. 

 

Disneyland AP Popcorn Buckets Final Art

Company: Disneyland Theme Park

Exclusive popular Disneyland AP popcorn bucket artwork were designed for outdoor vending for different events throughout the year. The first one displayed was created for Halloween for Disney California Adventure. It was inspired by the animated movie The Headless Horseman of The Legend of Sleepy Hallow. 

The design was created and inspired by Disney’s fun filled Main Street Electrical Parade. The design incorporates major icons from the parade and your favorite Main Street shops. 

The next design was inspired by the Fab Five celebrating and playing in popcorn! Fun fact for all annual pass holders, count how many hidden Mickey’s are within the popcorn artwork. 

The last design is of a Pluto Christmas popcorn bucket, wearing an ugly sweater.

 

Disney fab 5 wobblers

Company: Disney Stores

The Fab Five: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto are transformed into fun, cute wobbler toys.

 

Hello Kitty Plush Turnarounds

Company: Sanrio

Always fun to work on Sanrio designs, this cute Hello Kitty white tiger plush game toy was created for Fiesta Toys. The white tiger was one of six circus designs for a plush Sanrio game line, others created were orange tiger, giraffe, monkey, lion and ring master.

 

Battle troll

Company: Toy Biz/Applause

Battle Troll action figures, inspired by the cute Troll line. These Trolls take no prisoners.

 

 

Rolly polly Olly play set

Company: Walt Disney Company

Concept art created for and sold at the Disney Stores. 

 

Nosy Bears

Company: Hasbro

Nosy Bears are cute little bears with games for noses. The games are activated with an air bladder in their tummy. Squeeze the tummy and the game is played. I was the creator and designer for this brand.

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44 Cats

Pump and Go toy themed to 44 Cats