April 6, 2018
Included among the finalists are the inventors of Shopkins and Disney's upcoming Playmation line, as well as the creators of a number of licensed
Star Wars
products.
Here are the nominees (products associated with licensing programs are highlighted in bold):
EXCELLENCE IN TOY DESIGN
·
Mark Boudreaux, inventor of
Star Wars
Millennium Falcon and more
·
Jacqui Tobias, inventor of Shopkins
·
Lucie Follett, inventor of Stargazer Lottie
·
Hasbro Design team with Furby inventors Richard Levy, Caleb Chung and Dave Hampton,
inventor of Furbacca
·
David Small and Paul Rago, inventors of Legendary Yoda
RISING STAR DESIGNER
· Alex Siedband, designer of Rush Hour Shift-Thinkfun and Connect 4 Twist & Turn-Winning Moves
· Tristan Williams, Ben Drummond and Dean Tempest, designers of Dinkee Linkee
for kids· Jeff and Mindy Glickman, designers of Woo! By Fat Brain, Smiles by Back Alley Traders and Tiny World Space by Identity
· Laurie Peterson, designer of Malia’s Beach House, Marine Rescue Center, Day at the Beach, Fairytale Theater and Pet Portrait Studio
· Scott Baumann, designer of Squigz
EXCELLENCE IN GAME DESIGN
· Roberto Fraga, designer of Spinderella
· Inka and Markus Brand, designers of Buggaloop
· Elan Lee, Matthew Inman and Shane Small, designers of Exploding Kittens
· Don Reid, designer of Bellz Magnetic Game
· Jim Keifer, designer of All In, Stratego Conquest and Rotten Apples
YOUNG INVENTOR OF THE YEAR
· Duncan and Hayden, inventors of Two Bros Bows
· Subham Banerjee, inventor of Braigo
· Katlyn Chiles, inventor of State the Picture
· Tre and Dominic LoBracco, inventor of Noochie Golf
DIGITAL TOY OR GAME
· Andres Garza, inventor of Meccano MeccaNoid
· Jim Wyatt, inventor of Real FX
· Adam Wilson and Ian Bernstein, inventors of BB-8
·
Disney Playmation Team, inventor of Disney Playmation
·
Issac Squires and Carly Gloge, inventors of Smart Toy-Fisher Price
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