OTIS TOY DESIGN BLOG HAS MOVED!!

The Otis Toy Design Blog has moved to a new address, which makes it easier to link when logged onto the otis.edu website.
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http://tlc.otis.edu/blogs/otistoydesign/
See you on the blog!

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Who Said That??

You can change your voice and look great too for your first day of class (yes, it’s just around the cotner)…well, may be not great, just different! Take a look at this Dalek Sec Hybrid Voice Changer Mask , along with many other styles, and become a whole new you.

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Exploratorium

I just discovered exploratorium.edu . The web site is hosting a weekly on-line event called MAKER Saturday Webcasts. The webcast runs every Saturday from June 30 to August 4, 2007, at 1:00 PM PDT. Here’s how they describe who and what they do-
“From knitting [...]

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Advice for Those Building Their First Website”

I know most Otis Toy Design students, at some point, will build their own website.  What you may not realize is that it is so much more than just creating your own url and then giving everyone you meet the address!
This is an article on the particulars of building a good website, especially if you [...]

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SIGGRAPH 2007

Another great convention that is just around the corner this summer, is SIGGRAPH 2007. To see everything new that is happening in computer graphics and interactive techniques, this is the place to be. It’s being held in San Diego, CA this year, from Aug 5th to the 9th. You must register to get in to [...]

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A Robot That Can Recognize Your Face??!

Read more about this amazing robot named “Rogun”, from Korean company KornTech or learn more about the company at www.korntech.com

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Tim Biskup – Paintings to Toys

I recommend you visit artist Tim Biskup’s new gallery exhibition at the Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery, 5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232. The exhibit runs from May 26, 2007 to July 7, 2007. Tim’s art can be seen on Gama-Go clothng , limited edition posters and in a new book Limited Edition: [...]

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Comic Book Artists Contest

Below is an email John Gordon, Provost of Otis College of Art and Design forwarded to Otis faculty, in hopes of getting information out to Otis students and alumni, about a comic book publisher who is sponsoring a comic book artist competition.
I also would recommend, if you are interested the contest and in comics, you [...]

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Lee Loetz, Workshop on Character Design

The Otis Toy Design Department wants to extend a warm thank you to Lee Loetz, a talented Toy and Character Designer, for the wonderful instructional and entertaining workshop he gave to the Otis Sophomore Toy Design students on Monday, April 23rd.
During the time that Lee was a Senior Toy Design Director for Disney, he designed [...]

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