Thursday, November 17, 2011

Urb-Ski Paper Toys - Exhibition

Photo by Lavanya Naidoo 

Here’s a quick look at my exhibition space from the 3rd year & Btech Graphic Design Exhibition! 

I recreated my workspace from home in order to give the viewer a look into the world of a paper toy designer and collector. My world :D Overall, I displayed 20 paper toys, including 9 originals and 3 customs. The MudMonsta and Big 5 paper toys came in a series of 3 and 5 variations, respectively. 

Accompanying the paper toys were the supporting campaign elements, including three double-sided workshop posters, t-shirts, posters, stickers, and a series of 15 postcards. On the computer was the Urb-Ski Paper Toys website, which displayed some of my process throughout the year. Once the computer fell asleep, the series of desktop wallpapers came on, as a screensaver, as I transferred the elements across various media. 

Included on my table was a mock-up of the packaging and format I would use if I were to mass produce and sell the Big 5 Simple Paper Toy Series. 

To the right of my display was a series of 4, framed, A5 posters and a cardboard bin, containing my paper toy, construction process.

Photo by Lavanya Naidoo

I was only testing the market with the Urb-Ski Paper Toys T-shirts, but I have plans to select a few designs to screenprint for an upcoming exhibition. So, we’ll see how that goes and I will keep you updated!

Photo by Lavanya Naidoo

Photo by Lavanya Naidoo


Ah, how I love paper:D Above you can see 4 of the Big 5, Onelargeprawn, and my Nani?Bird custom, and super custom.

In the end; They came, they saw, and many stood grinning like kids as they went through the pile of free paper toy templates. That'll do!! Huge thanks to everyone who pulled through, I hope you had a splendid evening!  

Please follow the links for more photo’s from the event, by two talented local ladies:




Cut, Score, Create!

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