ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Obama Art Baffler! Puzzle by Chris Yates

Chris Yates, who we recently wrote up for his puzzling collab with Andrew Bell, tipped me off to his latest hand-crafted wooden Baffler! puzzle, “Hope,” currently up for auction on eBay. This is the third and final edition of “Hope” based on Shepard Fairey’s iconic design. The first debuted at SDCC this summer (amidst Yates’ [...]

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Prepare to Be Puzzled by Andrew Bell and Chris Yates

Creature creator Andrew Bell and puzzle master Chris Yates are set to release the second installment of their second collaborative ‘baffler’ project, “Bottle with a Bear Problem.” The puzzles are designed by Andrew and produced by saw-ninja Chris. Numbers 5 through 8 of the 12 part series will be available at Andrew’s Dead Zebra, Inc shop [...]

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Slugs by Chris Yates

I remember seeing these Slugs by Chris Yates at San Diego Comic-Con. They were at the Dumbrella booth, and they stood out from the usual vinyl toy. Even though I hate snails and slugs with a passion, I thought these were pretty cool. Now the Slugs Series 1 are available at his website. There are [...]

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SLÜG by Yates and more at SDCC

I don’t know about you, but after a day or two at SDCC, I’ll be feeling pretty sluggish. Chris Yates’s brings that feeling to life literally with his figures in  SLÜG form. He’ll be presenting, as a SDCC exclusive, twenty-one hand cast, hand painted five inch resin slugs. Red, black, silver, all these creatures will [...]

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