Squaredy Cats at Toy Fair 2011

I think we forgot to post this. We found it on parrygamepreserve.com. See their post on Gund showing Squaredy Cats at Toy Fair 2011 or check the direct link on YouTube :)

They introduce Squaredy Cats just after 5:55...

Interview on Ideas Uploaded

Elaine and Kurt were recently interviewed by Tara of the Ideas Uploaded blog. The blog is a valuable source for creative types. You'll find out what inspires designers, inventors, licensors, and anyone else in the toy industry.

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We were both a bit nervous about being interviewed via Skype, not knowing what to expect. We were given an outline of the questions we'd be asked; but between not being fully prepared despite that fact (because we're always working), and both of us being somewhat "camera shy" we were somewhat nervous. Elaine did a fine job of speaking for both of us as I stumbled through confused thoughts, irrelevant tangents and unfinished run-on sentences ;)

Listen to the podcast interview or take a look at the blog post if you're interested in hearing more about how Squaredy Cats came about and our experiences making it happen.

The NEW new studio

It's been a while since we've posted regularly, but that's probably a good sign because we are so busy or because SO MUCH is a SECRET! There's so much "mum" is the word on so much of what we're doing. We've been hoping to make some big announcements recently, but there seems to be a lot of hurry up and wait in the world of licensing.

Because we've been so sporadic in posting to the blog, I'm pretty sure we never got around to posting much about our new studio…that we moved into…in January, 2009 :P   -   and of course, we have since left that studio, and moved into a new studio after that…in October, 2009. It's now April, 2010, and I'm getting around to posting pix of our brand new empty studio. We've filled it with all our stuff since then, and maybe by the time we move out of this one we'll find the time to post those pix ;)

Here's what our studio on 2nd Avenue in Brooklyn looked like a few days before we moved in:

That's our Mini Cooper. Our studio is the fifth window in (without the AC).

The front door of Studio 35 looking into the hallway.

The building our studio used to be a textile factory, and is in is under the F,N,R trains.

By the way, this blog now feeds directly into our Facebook page. Fan us there for other updates, and you can follow us more closely as we monkey around.

not squared to blog it

 From the Squaredy Cats™ blog.

 From the Squaredy Cats™ Facebook page. 

We finally started a blog and a Facebook fan page for the Squaredy Cats. There's tons of content to be added, so watch for it. The news for Squaredy Cats should be picking up too, so watch for that to increase as well.

We'll be posting cats on the blog along with anecdotes about what we were thinking when they were individually designed.

Check out the Squaredy Cats Blog

Check out the Squaredy Cats Facebook fan page

We'll keep the fan feed in the sidebar to the right as well.

Interviewed by Ruby Winkle

Meghan Killeen of Ruby Winkle interviewed me about Monkey Doodle Dandy this week.
I was a little late in sending images, so I hope she can still insert what I sent today. We are always so busy, and of course, working on this beautiful Saturday.

What a great feeling to know that what you might have to say is important to someone other than yourself!

Read the interview here.

Thanks for finding us, Meghan :)

I feel like Steve Martin

Remember in The Jerk when Steve Martin found his name in the phone book, and cried out that he was famous? I feel a little like that when I post this, but as much as a mention of our studio in passing should really be no big deal, we feel it's a compliment to have been mentioned at all in a marketing guru's blog along with two other known brands.

After all, you may know who Cookie Jar is, but everyone knows Ugly Dolls. Well, Monkey Doodle Dandy was mentioned in the same sentence in this post in Jason Manwaring's blog talking about Licensing Expo.

It should seem like no big deal, especially considering the sentence was not all that positive (really not negative regarding our studio either). But, hey. We got noticed.
We're famous! ;)