you’ve just joined springleap - say howzit to everyone else, and tell everyone something interesting about yourself.

something that will make people want to ask you more…

i’ll go first - at one stage i had 3 piercings! 2 in my left ear. one in my eyebrow! now i’ve got none!!!

hi, im doing my (Graphic design) B-Tech at the moment at D.U.T. My subject is plush toys which i plan to make, brand and market. the thing about these plush is that they are going to be 100% unique and only one plush will be made from each design. i would like to make them appeal to the adult market hence the need for market research in a form of a survey.
i would appreciate anyone who can spare a moment to answer my questions.
pls email your answers to ruthiwe@hotmail.com
thanks
ruth

1. AGE? 2. GENDER? 3. OCCUPATION? 4. MARRIED? 5. DO YOU LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS? 6. DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN? 7. WHAT’S YOUR 3 FAVOURITE COLOURS IN ORDER? 8. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE ANIMAL? 9. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD TOY, WHY? 10. WHAT WAS YOUR FAV CHILDHOOD TV SHOW, WHY? 11. DID YOU HAVE SOFT TOYS AS A CHILD? PLS DESCRIBE: 12. DID YOU EVER HAVE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND? PLS DESCRIBE: 13. WHAT KIND OF GAMES DID YOU PLAY AS A CHILD? 14. WERE ANY OF THE GAMES BASED ON YOUR IMAGINATION? PLS DESCRIBE: 15. PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR CHANGE IN INTEREST IN TOYS AS YOU GREW UP. 16. WHEN (IF EVER)DID YOU STOP COLLECTING TOYS, WHY? 17. WAS THERE A TOY THAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED BUT COULD NEVER GET, WHAT & WHY? 18. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A PET, WHAT KIND, ITS NAME AND ATTRIBUTES? 19. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR CHILDHOOD TOYS, WHAT, WHY? 20. WHEN LAST HAVE YOU BOUGHT OR RECEIVED A TOY OF ANY KIND? 21. WHAT’S YOUR NEWEST TOY? WHERE DID YOU GET IT FROM, WHY? 22. DO YOU WITH PLAY TOYS WITH YOUNGER SIBLINGS/CHILDREN/COUSINS? 23. DO YOU STILL WATCH CARTOONS? WHAT, WHY? 25. DO YOU KNOW WHAT DESIGNER TOYS ARE? 26. DO PLUSH OR VINYL TOYS APPEAL TO YOU AS AN ADULT, WHY? 27. WHAT IS THE COOLEST DESIGNER TOY YOU’VE SEEN SO FAR? 28. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN PLUSH DESIGNS? 29. DO YOU PREFER A TOY TO BE, GORY, CUTE, SIMPLE, CUSTOMISABLE.... 30. HOW MUCH WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY FOR A UNIQUE DESIGNER PLUSH TOY, AND WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT FOR THAT PRICE? (CONSIDERING: QUALITY, SIZE, PACKAGING, BRANDING, INTERACTION, EXTRAS, ETC..) 31. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR ME TO CONSIDER WHEN DESIGNING PLUSH?

Now since I became a StumbleUpon insomniac, there are a lot of t-shirt websites solely focused on design, patents, collections, everything. So there’s a lot of stuff out there that’s probably been done, or sort of been done but could be done better.

What about designers completely thinking out the box and opting for thermals? It’s winter officially this month, and when last did you stroll into Woolies and sheepishly look over your shoulder as you opted for the White Thermal Three Pack, the most unexciting buy of the year? Can’t someone sjoosj up a thermal vest? Please! For the women who have to look at the wifebeaters, can this competition extend to different types of t-shirts/upper abdomen clothing too? Or is that not on?

Ok,so we have all gone through all the designs and have been really impressed with the talent out there.

something that got my eye was the dsirt colours that some of the designers used.for me the colour of the shirt is vital.It can make the design a super hit or let it drag in behind the winners.
the colours black and white will always be firm favourites but you need to think carefully about the colouring you use in design and how you incorporate it in the shirt.the two have to go together.
saying this,the majority have got it right…I am sure there are peeps out there who will only get better as time goes on.
lets hear what you guys have to say…

Okes, is there anyway I can submit a Vernon Koekemoer shirt?

Yes it’s not original, and no I’m not a brilliant designer, but the signs of the times guys, the signs of the times - my friends would all buy one. They already told me so. So do I get to enter based on the popularity of my figure on the t-shirt or is it no go?