Q-Pop

The creation of Q-Pops are the creation of QMx Design Director Mohammad "Hawk" Haque and was a result of luck, timing, and what Hawk calls "art mojo."

"The concept hit me," says Hawk, "and it just worked. It's something that happens to me now and then, when things magically fall into place.

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The creation of Q-Pops are the creation of QMx Design Director Mohammad "Hawk" Haque and was a result of luck, timing, and what Hawk calls "art mojo."

"The concept hit me," says Hawk, "and it just worked. It's something that happens to me now and then, when things magically fall into place.

"I wanted to do something no one had done before," says Hawk. "I came up with idea of a speech bubble But I wanted the collector to be able to write his or her own words. So I came up with the idea of a speech-bubble whiteboard with that the idea of a Q-Pop was born. Q is for "quote" - the text that can be written on the mini whiteboard. Pop is for the bubble that "pops up" over the figure. The speech bubbles add an extra dimension of personality and help the characters come to life.

The speech bubble sits atop a clear acrylic post, which fits in the base of the figure. The post and bubble are removable, if a collector wants to display the figure by itself.

Hawk says his biggest challenge was to allow the personalities of the characters shine through. When so many maquettes and figures cast blank, faraway gazes, the designer was bent on making Q-Pops expressive in body language and facial features.

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