Children's Book Characters applied to products/merchandise. Just looking around my room and realising how much stuff I have that's printed/themed with children's picture book characters. A lot of stuff.
All of these characters and illustrations were originally intended for children in picture books, so why do I have so many of them now? There has to be some kind of psychological reason why we obsess over these characters from our childhood and need that same picture as a print, a cushion, a teddy... Is it just nostalgia?
Anyway, there's lots of potential for applications! These characters can be applied to pretty much anything and some loser will buy them. Prints, postcards and stationery are the most obvious and probably the easiest application since they are paper-based products (cheap production and distribution).
Clanger Small Toy from Jay Stelling on Vimeo.
Here's Small the Clanger from Smallfilms The Clangers who I found at the carboot sale this morning. Not only is he a plush toy of the character, but he also has a soundbox inside him and he makes the iconic Clanger whistling noise when you squeeze him. There's more to think about with character than just their physical form! Think about tactility, sound, smell etc!
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