![Panda wonderland is a small doll line designed for children ages 3 and up. Kids will love caring for the adorable pandas, while gaining a sense of responsibility and leadership. Panda Wondersland, is a fun toy that will allow children to play out aspirational, nurturing , and fashion play .](/about/our-work/annual-exhibition/2023/jingyu-zhou/images/website2-doll_0.png)
![Part chime ball, part discovery toy, What is the Weather is sure to capture babies attention. For children 6 months to 3 years old it’s the only toy to introduce concepts like cause-and-effect and visual perception while displaying the weather. From the dancing flower, and sweet sounds to the cute elf and beautiful lights and colors, this sweet globe helps build motor skills and is filled with first discoveries.](/about/our-work/annual-exhibition/2023/jingyu-zhou/images/website3-preschool-1_0.png)
![Tetris Zoo is a Tetris-inspired collection of plush toy lines. Consumers can collect different animal Tetris to complete their puzzles](/about/our-work/annual-exhibition/2023/jingyu-zhou/images/website-1_0.png)
![IP Toy Design](/about/our-work/annual-exhibition/2023/jingyu-zhou/images/penpen-color.png)
![This product is a nature exploration toy designed for children between 3-6 years old. It is a combination of outdoor schoolbag and art supply kit that can varied in multiple scenes. This product could provide a suitable creation platform, art guide and play flow guide for children to explore outdoors.](/about/our-work/annual-exhibition/2023/jingyu-zhou/images/4e3f7473-2f25-4096-a2da-1f699dfa6d8b_rw_1920.png)
![Design process](/about/our-work/annual-exhibition/2023/jingyu-zhou/images/6e077040-5e7a-4c18-9ddb-1c66d935511d_rw_1920.png)
![User journal](/about/our-work/annual-exhibition/2023/jingyu-zhou/images/924370bf-9242-4389-9f4d-afaff4b08dca_rw_1920_0.png)
Jingyu Zhou is a toy designer with a passion for understanding how children play, and why it is important to their cognitive and emotional development. Her scholarly curiosity in this area has translated into a keen interest in brand management, play patterns and toy research.
Jingyu is currently pursuing her BFA of Toy Design at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, and is expected to graduate in 2023. During her time at Otis, Jingyu has already gained valuable toy industry work experience in Disney Dolls at Jakks Pacific. Prior to this, she also gained preschool toy design experience on the Spin Master sponsorship project. Other experience at Otis involved a marketing strategy collaboration project with USC.
Jingyu is proficient in Photoshop, Illustration, Rhino and Procreate. She also is very optimistic about her ability to contribute in a positive way to the future of the world’s children, and to make meaningful and influential toys for the next generation
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