Vinylmation Robots invade Disney Store locations nationwide and http://www.DisneyStore.com/vinylmation TODAY.
The first 12 guests to purchase any Vinylmation Robots product at a Disney Store location will receive an exclusive Robots Artist Card signed by 1 of the artists. DISCLAIMER: One signed artist card per guest; does not apply to online purchases.
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About Jim Valeri – Senior Manager, Design:
From the Desk of a Robots Vinylmation Artist - Jim Valeri
By Sarah Quon- Official Disney Store Blogger, Jul 25, 2011 9:00 AM
Hey all Robots and Buzz fans out there! Robots have invaded Disney Stores around the nation and at DisneyStore.com/vinylmation!
Do you ever wonder what the inspiration was behind the
Vinylmation designs? Well, we wanted to share with you how the idea of
Robots came about. We are so excited to welcome a special guest blogger
on The Buzz today, one of the Robots Vinylmation Artists, Jim Valeri!
In 1938, Orson Wells' infamous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast
described a terrifying real time "alien invasion." The broadcast
sparked pandemonium along the Eastern Seaboard until it was revealed to
be a brilliantly crafted piece of fiction.
This week, another invasion of sorts has taken place exclusively at
Disney Stores across the country but this invasion is
real.....Vinylmation Robots are coming!
Our intrepid team of designers has been rummaging through hulking
junkyards of pure imagination to bring these bots to life and now we're
thrilled to share them with our guests.
The series was conceived as an homage to those great vintage tin
robots toys of the mid 20th century...but with a modern twist here and
there.
The design criteria was simple. We wanted each robot to tell a little
story with detail and color, to have some sort of discernible "face",
and to maintain sort of "retro" feel.
We hope you'll agree that the result is a colorfully detailed and
visually diverse set of figures that will further solidify the union
between machine and mankind.
We're advising Vinylmation fans everywhere to resist the urge to flee
for their lives and instead....embrace the Robot invasion.
After all, they're only three inches tall. How much damage can they really do?
Enjoy!
Jim Valeri
About Jim Valeri – Senior Manager, Design:
Though he was born in Akron, Ohio, Jim Valeri considers himself a
California native. With a degree in illustration from Cal State
Northridge, Jim worked in the aerospace industry for some time before
becoming an intern at Disney Consumer Products in 1994. Seventeen years
later, Jim is still with the company creating Vinylmation like
Cranky-Bot and Voltinator-Bot from the Robots Series. Jim also created
one of the exclusive Limited Edition 9” Robots—Salvage-Bot. Art is a
compulsion for Jim, so working in the creative environment of the Disney
Store and making characters come to life every day is only natural.
In this blog all robot images are looking good and different. I like that 40th anniversary vinylmation preview. And you have given great informative blog.
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