When did the plush monster doll trend begin? Ten years ago?
There are many companies making these kinds of things, and the dolls are usually cute and quirky and fun, but The Monster factory stands out to me. The dolls seem more distinctive than other companies' dolls and something about the shapes and the eyes make them more expressive.
And I really liked the video below.
Monster Factory Trailer from Monster Factory on Vimeo.
A fun web-toy is The Hero Factory where you can create various superheroes.
It claims to make a superhero version of you but I don't think the guy above looks anything like me.
The style is quite good though.
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A - Appendages
B - Bioengineering
C - Caffeine
D - Dirigible
E - Experiment
F - Freeze ray
G - Goggles
H - Henchmen
I - Invention
J - Jargon
K - Potassium
L - Laser
M - Maniacal
N - Nanotechnology
O - Organs
P - Peasants (with Pitchforks)
Q - Quantum physics
R - Robot
S - Self-experimentation
T - Tentacles
U - Underground Lair
V - Virus
W - Wrench
X - X-Ray
Y - You, the Mad Scientist of Tomorrow
Z - Zombies