The OFF

I entered the design business quite late when I was 24 years old. After my diploma in marketing & sales at a viennese university, I figured out, that my former dreamjob - working at an advertising agency as a client service member - has not much to do with being creative, in the sense of how I interpret it. As I still couldn´t believe that marketing didn´t give me the space for my creativity I did a few other jobs related to my study, hoping to find my passion. Afterall I decided to take my hobby (playing arround with photoshop and illustrator) more serious and started to design my first websites. After several numbers of layouts I got more into illustration and into print projects. Business is hard, especially for a selfmade graphic designer, but together with friends working in a familiar business we founded a pool where we tried to support eachother and to set up projects together. Beside that, i found companies to work with as a freelancer on a regular basis, in the field of trendsports and lifestyle projects. .... so much for the past Self-produced art toys are designer collectibles created and manufactured independently by the artist or small teams without the backing of a large toy company or mass-market brand. These toys are often highly personal, artistic expressions and are usually made in limited runs. Key Characteristics include independent creation where the artist is in control of the entire process from concept, sculpting, and painting to production and packaging. These are usually made in small batches, often 10–100 pieces, which adds to their rarity, made using materials like resin, sofubi (Japanese soft vinyl), or 3D-printed components.