Student project

Playing Between Dimensions

Designer
Miguel Felipe García
Education
Master
Subject area
Industrial Design
Focus area
Design for Play
Year
2026
Background
The development of a playful aesthetic for collectible art toys, exploring how it can evoke a sense of wonder through play.

Playing Between Dimensions

This project explores design aesthetics within the art toy industry, drawing inspiration from hybrid 2D–3D animation. Through design research and experimentation with techniques that play with perception, layering, depth, and painting, the aesthetic was tested with adults to identify what could spark their curiosity and sense of wonder through play. Following the analysis, the research insights were applied to an art toy piece inspired by the Colombian band LosPetitFellas, with the intention of extending the fan experience through a collectible objec