Awesome Books on Play and Toys!
A picture of some of my books on play and toys. I love reading about the history of the toy industry, and any book about play. I coach my students when they enter an industry to geek out on as many books that are written about it. It will make you more knowledgeable and creative in your job. So many favorites in this picture. Here are some that I love:
Two not shown (because I keep them on my coffee table to show them off) are by toy expert Tim Walsh:
For every author in my collection, I'm so grateful! Yay for Play!
Seriously Playful Consultant Psychologist & Coach: inspiring collaborative transformation and innovation
1moPaul Pethick, have you seen these? Some brilliant resources!
Lead Game Designer at Nurture, Creative Director at Important Little Games, Toy Inventor at Dibs Toys
1moThanks for the recommendations! Books are really my favorite way to learn this stuff. Better to learn from other people's mistakes, haha. I was just showing off my game design library in another thread, so here it is again.