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Design Force, Inc. will be attending Brand Licensing Europe, taking place October 6–8, 2026 at ExCeL London. President and Creative Director Ted Mininni will be on site meeting with brand owners and licensing teams to discuss their brands, consumer products programs and upcoming creative initiatives. For nearly 37 years, … Read More

Design Force, Inc. will be attending Licensing Expo, taking place May 19 - 20, 2026 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. President and Creative Director Ted Mininni will be on site meeting with brand owners and licensing teams as they prepare for the next phase … Read More

Design Force President and Creative Director Ted Mininni has contributed a new thought leadership article to the Outside the Box column of the February 2026 BIG Toy Fair issue of The Toy Book. In the article, Blind Packaging by Design: From Novelty to Strategy, Mininni traces the evolution … Read More

Design Force, Inc. President and Creative Director, Ted Mininni, is excited to be returning to New York Toy Fair to meet with brand owners to show them how our 36 years of toy package design expertise improves the retail presence and visual appeal of every brand we touch, giving … Read More

Design Force President and Creative Director Ted Mininni has contributed a new thought leadership article to the Outside the Box column of the the September 2025 issue of The Toy Book. In the article, Why Packaging Matters Most for Toy Brands, Mininni explores the critical role packaging plays … Read More

Design Force, Inc., proudly announces that The Toy Book has published its president, Ted Mininni's latest article as a feature in the publication's Outside the Box column of the May 2025 Licensing and Entertainment issue. The piece, titled: Re-Igniting Power Rangers, is a deep dive into what … Read More

Let's face it... NOTHING is more important than establishing great licensing partnerships. That’s why you’ll be attending Licensing Expo 2025. However, nothing gives your licensee partners more of a competitive advantage in the marketplace than style guides and packaging programs that provide the assets they'll need to … Read More

Design Force, Inc., proudly announces that Concacaf, one of FIFA's six continental confederations, engaged their design team to develop a mascot as the centerpiece of their youth strategy and ambassador to their 41 Member Associations throughout North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Concacaf introduced Volar, the Confederation's first-ever … Read More

Design Force, Inc., proudly announces that The Toy Book has published its president, Ted Mininni's latest article as a feature in the publication's Outside the Box column of the 2025 BIG issue. The piece, titled: Unboxing the Future: Toy Trends to Watch in 2025, which examines the … Read More

Design Force, Inc. President and Creative Director, Ted Mininni, is excited to be returning to New York Toy Fair to meet with brand owners to show them how our 35 years of toy package design expertise improves the retail presence and visual appeal of every brand we touch, giving … Read More