I love Matt Hawkins’ customized paper toys because their designs are fun and the characters he creates are wonderfully weird.
Matt Hawkins is a talented artist whose inspirations come from doodles on his sketchbook. He then incorporates these sketches onto paper templates and brings his characters to life. Some of Matt Hawkins’ creations include rabbits, aliens and monsters. Recently, he’s made a paper figure of Andy Warhol with the template available for download on his site! Check out some of his creations in the featured gallery.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Customized Paper Toys
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the toy industry through the creation of customizable and interactive paper toys.
- DIY Crafting
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the crafting industry by developing DIY options for creatively inclined consumers.
- Whimsical Design
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the design industry by incorporating playful and eccentric elements into various products and services.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Toy Industry
- Customized paper toys have the potential to disrupt the toy market as a unique, low-cost and customizable alternative to traditional toys.
- Crafting Industry
- DIY paper crafts provides an opportunity for innovation in the crafting industry as a low-cost and customizable option for consumers seeking creative alternatives to traditional crafting materials.
- Design Industry
- Whimsical design trends have potential to disrupt the design industry as a playful and unconventional approach to product and service design expands the market for unique and creative design solutions.
