Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Toy Storage! Packaging for Pixar's Toy Stars



Back in 2009,  Jody and I had the great honor of being asked by Pixar and Disney Consumer Products to help create special packaging for the new Toy Story Definitive toy line, the most film-accurate replicas of the characters ever produced.  At the time, Jody had just designed the Pixar Play Parade for Disney's California Adventure, and "Toy Story 3" was still in production.

Some of the characters, like Woody, Jessie and Buzz, already had packaging seen in the animated films, but there were side panels and box backs not visible on screen, that needed to be fleshed out. Other toys, such as the Pizza Planet Aliens and a mysterious new character named Lots-O-Huggin' Bear, required all new packaging from scratch. 

Jody and I based all our digital illustrations on rough pencil concepts by Pixar merch designer Ben Butcher.  Some of the packaging, such as this shipping crate for Rex - complete with volcano, went through a zillion variations before everyone was happy.  

John Lasseter talks about Rex - and his packaging!

RC, the remote controlled race car, is supposed to be a toy from the 1980s, so his packaging reflects the graphic style and "awesome features" of the period. 

John and RC!

Our favorite was this "barn" for Hamm, the talking piggy bank.  In the Toy Story world, Hamm is a much older toy, so his packaging was even more "vintage" looking.

Every box has a "Try Me" button incorporated into its design, and getting this feature in the correct spot, without having the actual toy in front of us, was a challenge.

The series, except for Hamm, has been out for some time now.  We think all the "definitive" toys, made by Thinkway,  turned out super amazing, and it was a exciting for us to contribute something cool and lasting to the Toy Story milieu!


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Anonymous said...

These are absolutely amazing. So inspiring and as always wonderfully designed!

Amy T said...

Ditto Patrick! What fabulous work. I like the thought process you outlined as you made your decisions of what sort of look to go with. Very creative. :)
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Major Pepperidge said...

Very cool that John Lasseter actually mentions the great packaging in each video clip, he obviously was excited to be able to show viewers your great work.

HenriekeG said...

I'm happy to see some Toy Story toys that actually look like the toys from the movie! I've seen some great Woody dolls, but it always bothered me that he always has some smirk on his face while in the movie he has a neutral expression when in 'play mode'. (I still hope someday they'll make one with the exact same face, but I shouldn't complain)
Great job on these packagings, the RC car one is my favorite!

VioletS said...

Wonderful, wonderful packaging! Reminds me of the great packaging that would often accompany Spumco products (George Liquor dolls, etc). John Lasseter though? Eh, he may very well be a totally great person, but he always comes off as such a Mr. Know-It-All. Lol

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