# Mk1 Yoyos - Official News **URL:** \ **Category:** Manufacturer Official News\ **Created:** [October 30, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446 "2018-10-30T18:23:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 65
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1290 "2025-06-15T21:56:15Z")
A lovely, creative freestyle from @Jckpth at UYYC not too long ago. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/c/b/3cb81b9f8f4e57ac36342239af36adfef470c756.jpeg "Jack Hudspath - 8th Place - 1A Final - UYYC 2025 - Presented by Yoyo Contest Central") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON295ym_MwQ) Using a new monometal prototype. ---
**Author:** ![LX\_Emergency](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lx_emergency/32/149227_2.png) [@LX\_Emergency](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LX_Emergency)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1291 "2025-06-24T07:57:25Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/f/5/3f5fdbbc2a9bd53a9baefab165b789f483dd1e40.jpeg "Aerosmith - Pink") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfbBqBOSXlU) ---
**Author:** ![YotoyImages](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yotoyimages/32/61972_2.png) [@YotoyImages](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YotoyImages)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1292 "2025-06-24T19:22:47Z")
Frekin incredible performance! ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1293 "2025-06-28T16:44:04Z")
Asterisk B grades are available at US Nats if anyone wanted one and happens to be there too. ![DSC08383 (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/a/d/3ad5bcebc8d6bf377e2d2c8defb9b0c4a447b353.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1294 "2025-06-28T16:46:52Z")
The Asterisk Colorways ![DSC08366](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/e/a/bea84c9b7a18552da2e008479425c78182cfa0ed.jpeg) Royal ![DSC08376](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/2/6/026704fae4ea75f910ff703e73e9e74dfd1ec737.jpeg) Homage ![DSC08287](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/3/7/837447f1f7d0c5380ed6c11ce00c43aa76af2bee.jpeg) Bluegrass ![DSC08313](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/d/b/cdb7e04bbe425a00c4c579fd56788657e6c62ca7.jpeg) Ripe Mango ![DSC08315](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/4/6/6469b6574714b935527e82c06875979b2f9420fb.jpeg) Blush ---
**Author:** ![JosiahR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/josiahr/32/251027_2.png) [@JosiahR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JosiahR)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1295 "2025-06-28T17:53:18Z")
Profile pic? ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1296 "2025-06-28T19:49:45Z")
![DSC08325](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/d/3/1d34fd0768c874353170d4e11d1269df8fe7bd7b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Benthrowsyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/benthrowsyoyo/32/300522_2.png) [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1297 "2025-06-29T17:43:59Z")
Such a good yoyo! A great sig for a great person. ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1298 "2025-07-09T19:40:18Z")
tricky trick w/ asterisk 🥺 ---
**Author:** ![theyoyoarchive](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoarchive/32/681004_2.png) [@theyoyoarchive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoyoarchive)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1299 "2025-07-09T20:01:47Z")
Blush is AMAZING looking > **[Asterisk - The Yoyo Archive](https://yoyoarchive.org/products/asterisk)** > > A yoyo designed by Mk1 and @EOS44 ---
**Author:** ![cowmamba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cowmamba/32/270859_2.png) [@cowmamba](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cowmamba)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1300 "2025-07-10T13:13:00Z")
Digging the looks of the Asterisk! Kind of giving off Rally vibes to me. I dig! ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1301 "2025-07-14T00:32:44Z")
tysm to everyone who got an asterisk. it means the world to me that so many people like it. Heres a celebratory trick. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1302 "2025-07-18T02:11:31Z")
I hope you all enjoyed the ~~yoyo~~ I mean packaging for the Asterisk. If you have one, you’ve seen the packaging already. If not, you’ll see photos at the end of the post, but I want to take you through the journey. The yoyo was ready for production in mid 2024 and this was a project that I had time to spend, so we got to work. Some words from @EOS44 will be in quote boxes. > The existing mk1 hex box template is great because it already fuels a lot of artistic ideas via its shape and proportions. I knew from the start I wanted to use it and just make a unique graphic version of it. I printed a couple hex box templates on a letter page and started sketching. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/9/c/99c1d922d6dcc06256e0c310589a78108d050435.jpeg) _final asterisk packaging sketch, direct from EOS_ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/4/0/940dd1c975d91f71c79d13b2a2de7ac73c14846e.png) _my notes on the sketch_ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/9/f/b9f049fff55a7fb559ec8afc79cdee69315970e8.jpeg) _vector design draft_ > I had the desire initially to make some sort of manga page inspired box, but after sitting down and actually looking at what the box template is, I quickly changed that decision. I kept the existing theme and just proposed some in-theme changes: a different color palette and gradients, asterisks for stars, and a new face for the box, with a square illustration that resembles perspective diagrams for a product design blueprint. The only idea I kept from my initial desire of making a manga page was a little character that has a bubble speech, which turned out perfect for the specs and description for the yoyo. I sketched on paper and did a small digital illustration for the character, which was eventually named “Helpful Nerd”. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/3/6/43618f9eb08b7cad9017bb21baac671d573655cb.jpeg) _my version of the helpful nerd_ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/6/c/56c47aad8d4a82e2c47e599698c2fdd47722e1d7.png) _final illustration_ > I also sketched and drew a special font for the asterisk box. Once the overall vibe of the box was this defined, I just tried to sketch a font that stayed in line with the overall existing design of the box. Drawing lettering is difficult!. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/6/f/66f834cc8dd40b29fd36e3288675780ec7b85dc6.jpeg) _EOS asterisk font sketch_ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/5/c/d5c349f97e24214675f292346983528c3bb7404d.png) _logo treatment on box_ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/9/3/693faea858d5e23dd6018c6c6b255efa5f002fa5.jpeg) _3d mockup_ The package die lines themselves were based on the standard Mk1 yoyos hexagon box, but with a different lid cutout shape. Since no-one can stop me, we put a uv-spot layer (the asterisks, word/art box outlines, and lid) and hot foil treatment (the aluminum sections of the yoyo on the front). You can see the uv spot layer much easier in person - look especially for the lid, which has an undulating pattern of ripples around a set of asterisks. It’s fun to touch. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/a/9/fa9c750ac9646ea81c7a581808f1256106f5cbd5.png) The packaging supplier helpfully fixed an error on the die lines: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/a/1/8a1d6d5f8e2d901a66142dc2056855a59809e5bc.jpeg) _like and subscribe_ The flaps on the top have a “bite” out of them so they don’t block the cutout window when the carton is closed. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/c/0/8c0e49f2227875ba54cf35eb40f35ec260c8a92d.jpeg) _the final form_ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/b/8/2b8c680f18873eaaf1627f1948719d29cf43f3c0.jpeg) _bees would be proud of us_ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/1/3/413e504c68eb72553399e4237dffd41594ffe8dc.jpeg) _how to make bands with your hobby_ ---
**Author:** ![Ironical\_Monocle1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ironical_monocle1/32/244603_2.png) [@Ironical\_Monocle1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ironical_Monocle1)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1303 "2025-07-18T12:46:43Z")
Thanks for the behind-the-scenes info, never realized how much work is involved with packaging… truly a labor of love! Thanks for your hard work! ---
**Author:** ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1304 "2025-07-18T15:12:04Z")
This thing is outrageous, it spins forever. I’m over here like I ran out of tricks I know but it’s still spinning. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![chrisnotes86](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisnotes86/32/173173_2.png) [@chrisnotes86](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chrisnotes86)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1305 "2025-07-18T15:31:06Z")
very interesting read. I loved the box and thought it was unique upon first glance. So many details upon further look. Thanks for the fun box opening experience! The yoyo itself is a DREAM. Anybody on the fence should def grab one! ---
**Author:** ![YotoyImages](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yotoyimages/32/61972_2.png) [@YotoyImages](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YotoyImages)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1306 "2025-07-18T19:41:00Z")
So darn good! ---
**Author:** ![yoyojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e99b99/32.png) [@yoyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojoe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1307 "2025-07-18T19:42:54Z")
@MarkD when is the large monometal from nats going to release? ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1308 "2025-07-18T20:53:59Z")
Man yall who got yo see all the cool throws at nats that haven’t been posted about yet are lucky ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/1309 "2025-07-18T22:47:56Z")
The round grey one? Working on art/packaging/etc - might make it this year, might not. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446.md?page=64) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446.md?page=66)