Vivid Imaginations, the Glossary
Vivid Imaginations is a British toy manufacturer, distributor and wholesale company, based in Guildford, Surrey.[1]
Table of Contents
47 relations: Action figure, Barbie, Bratz, Captain Scarlet vs. the Mysterons, Care Bears, Collectable, Crayola, Disney Princess, Distribution (economics), Doll, Guildford, Handicraft, Jakks Pacific, JLS, Justin Bieber, Little Charley Bear, Manufacturing, Matchbox (brand), Mattel, MGA Entertainment, Milk caps (game), Moshi Monsters, Nella the Princess Knight, Netherlands, Nickelodeon, One Direction, Phoenix Equity Partners, Playmates Toys, Plush, Preschool, Private company limited by shares, Private equity, Puzzle, Sindy, Smart toy, Spider-Man in film, Take That, The Lawyer, The Simpsons, The Walt Disney Company, The Wanted, Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series), Toy, Toy Biz, Toy Retailers Association, Wholesaling.
- Companies based in Guildford
- Toy companies established in 1992
Action figure
An action figure is a poseable character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game or television program; fictional or historical.
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Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959.
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Bratz
Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment, which debuted in 2001.
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Captain Scarlet vs. the Mysterons
Captain Scarlet vs.
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Care Bears
Care Bears are multi-colored bears, painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings.
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Collectable
A collectable (collectible or collector's item) is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector.
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Crayola
Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing and retail company specializing in art supplies.
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Disney Princess
Disney Princess, also called the Princess Line, is a media franchise and toy line owned by the Walt Disney Company.
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Distribution (economics)
In economics, distribution is the way total output, income, or wealth is distributed among individuals or among the factors of production (such as labour, land, and capital).
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Doll
A doll is a model typically of a human or humanoid character, often used as a toy for children.
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Guildford
Guildford is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London.
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Handicraft
A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making and applies to a wide range of creative and design activities that are related to making things with one's hands and skill, including work with textiles, moldable and rigid materials, paper, plant fibers, clay, etc.
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Jakks Pacific
Jakks Pacific, Inc. is an American toy manufacturer founded in January 1996.
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JLS
JLS (an initialism of Jack the Lad Swing) are an English boy band consisting of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, originally formed by Williams.
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Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer.
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Little Charley Bear
Little Charley Bear is a British CGI-animated television series created by Daniel Pickering.
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation.
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Matchbox (brand)
Matchbox is a toy brand which was introduced by Lesney Products in 1953, and is now owned by Mattel, Inc, which purchased the brand in 1997.
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Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Ruth and Elliot Handler in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California.
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MGA Entertainment
MGA Entertainment Inc. (short for Micro-Games America Entertainment; sometimes referred to as MGA) is a manufacturer of children's toys and entertainment products founded in 1979.
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Milk caps (game)
Milk caps is a children's game played with flat circular cardboard milk caps.
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Moshi Monsters
Moshi Monsters was a British children's web browser massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) aimed at children aged 6-12, with over 80 million registered users in 150 territories worldwide.
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Nella the Princess Knight
Nella the Princess Knight is an American animated children's television series created by Christine Ricci, premiering on Nickelodeon on February 6, 2017.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
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Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (occasionally shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through Paramount Media Networks' subdivision, Nickelodeon Group.
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One Direction
One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010.
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Phoenix Equity Partners
Phoenix Equity Partners is a United Kingdom mid-market private equity firm.
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Playmates Toys
Playmates Toys Limited is a Hong Kong toy company.
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Plush
Plush (from French peluche) is a textile having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet.
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Preschool
A preschool (sometimes spelled as pre school or pre-school), also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school.
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A private company limited by shares is a class of private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, Scotland, certain Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland.
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Private equity
Private equity (PE) is capital stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public.
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Puzzle
A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge.
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Sindy
Sindy is a British fashion doll created by Pedigree Dolls & Toys in 1963.
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Smart toy
A smart toy is an interactive toy which effectively has its own intelligence by virtue of on-board electronics.
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Spider-Man in film
Spider-Man in film dates back to 1977, the rights belonging to Marvel until 1999, when Sony bought them for $7 million.
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Take That
Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990.
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The Lawyer
The Lawyer is a legal business information product for law firm leaders, commercial lawyers, barristers and in-house counsel.
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California.
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The Wanted
The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band consisting of group members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Nathan Sykes, and the late Tom Parker.
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Thunderbirds (TV series)
Thunderbirds is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment.
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Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)
Thunderbirds Are Go is a science fiction television programme produced by ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures.
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Toy
A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment.
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Toy Biz
Toy Biz, Inc. (later known as Marvel Toys) was a toy manufacturer, originally founded in Montreal, Quebec as Charan Toys.
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Toy Retailers Association
The Toy Retailers Association (formerly British Association of Toy Retailers) is a trade association that represents its members in the UK & Ireland.
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Wholesaling
Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers (wholesale businesses) and related subordinated services.
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See also
Companies based in Guildford
- 22cans
- Andertons Music Co.
- Arriva Guildford & West Surrey
- BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
- BOC (company)
- Bullfrog Productions
- Criterion Games
- Cumana (company)
- Dennis Brothers
- Dennis Specialist Vehicles
- DiscoverIE Group
- Doublesix
- EA Bright Light
- Fireproof Studios
- Hello Games
- Hogs Back Books
- Lionhead Studios
- Lost Toys
- Media Molecule
- Modern Water
- Mucky Foot Productions
- National Highways
- Safeguard Coaches
- Supermassive Games
- Surrey Satellite Technology
- Turbulenz
- Vivid Imaginations
- Volantis
Toy companies established in 1992
- Vivid Imaginations