Thanks to Mel for sending this to me!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Monday, May 7, 2007
Didier went to the Idea House!!
He's one lucky person!
You can see pics over here.
I got to see it in December (and have pics too that I need to post) of the museum in progress. It's neat (and an honor) to see BrickJournal as a museum artifact:-)!
Kelly McKiernan's presentation about the Ambassadors is also online:
here (low-res) or here (high-res)
The presentation was seen at BrickFest 2006 and ispretty good - it's a light-hearted look at what the Ambassadors do.
You can see pics over here.
I got to see it in December (and have pics too that I need to post) of the museum in progress. It's neat (and an honor) to see BrickJournal as a museum artifact:-)!
Kelly McKiernan's presentation about the Ambassadors is also online:
here (low-res) or here (high-res)
The presentation was seen at BrickFest 2006 and ispretty good - it's a light-hearted look at what the Ambassadors do.
BrickJournal Website Objectives
So in working out what should be happeningwith BrickJournal, the media group, some thoughts have come to mind:
The Media Group will have different areas that will touch upon the hobby and the community. Each area will take advantage of the strengths of the medium - and be able to provide information leads to the other branches of the group.
There are three branches determined so far:
Printed Media - BrickJournal the magazine and other publications. The mission of BrickJournal is to document and promote the LEGO building community and hobby with articles and photography. BrickJournal is also an avenue for interested people to find out about some of the things that happen behind the scenes with the LEGO Group. In time, BrickJournal will release books that have themed compilations of articles, such as space articles, or instructions.
Digital Media - With BrickJournal the website, there will be a platform to promote the community at a different level than the magazine - in this case, the website will be more immediate than a publication that comes out quarterly. BrickJournal.com will be able to push coverage on a new set or sets, cover an event (even with video), or post news about the LEGO Group or community. In this way, BrickJournal would be a news service, but its hallmark would be accuracy. BrickJournal wouldn't leak, but we would be first to get the news out!
Another direction being strongly considered is having a video how-to by a Space builder showing how he builds and what he thinks about while building is something I would like to see done. The same could be done with NXT building, or castle building...
Events - This is the most ambitious, and possibly the most rewarding - doing outreach events for community and public.
Footwork for all of these has already begun, but it's going to be a long road. One of the things that needs to be created is a Video Corps of peopl who take footage of events and interviews. That's a tough challenge. But steps are being taken, even if they are baby steps!
The Media Group will have different areas that will touch upon the hobby and the community. Each area will take advantage of the strengths of the medium - and be able to provide information leads to the other branches of the group.
There are three branches determined so far:
Printed Media - BrickJournal the magazine and other publications. The mission of BrickJournal is to document and promote the LEGO building community and hobby with articles and photography. BrickJournal is also an avenue for interested people to find out about some of the things that happen behind the scenes with the LEGO Group. In time, BrickJournal will release books that have themed compilations of articles, such as space articles, or instructions.
Digital Media - With BrickJournal the website, there will be a platform to promote the community at a different level than the magazine - in this case, the website will be more immediate than a publication that comes out quarterly. BrickJournal.com will be able to push coverage on a new set or sets, cover an event (even with video), or post news about the LEGO Group or community. In this way, BrickJournal would be a news service, but its hallmark would be accuracy. BrickJournal wouldn't leak, but we would be first to get the news out!
Another direction being strongly considered is having a video how-to by a Space builder showing how he builds and what he thinks about while building is something I would like to see done. The same could be done with NXT building, or castle building...
Events - This is the most ambitious, and possibly the most rewarding - doing outreach events for community and public.
Footwork for all of these has already begun, but it's going to be a long road. One of the things that needs to be created is a Video Corps of peopl who take footage of events and interviews. That's a tough challenge. But steps are being taken, even if they are baby steps!
I'm not dead yet!
Yeah,
I have been very quiet as of late, but there are a few reasons behind the silence....
I'm getting articles and photos for BrickJournal and startingto put things together - already, there are things thathave been put int layout and already, there are neat surprises I didn't expect!
Also the events that I have gone to have swamped me with pics and now writing I get to do - woo hoo! I get to write four articles, which is a little more than I am used to writing. Wow..
There's also BrickWorld - the event that is hapening in Chicago. I'm doing a little of the planning on this convention and it looks tobe a really neat event. I plan to be there with some models (which is a new one - I haven't built in a while) and with a presentation or two.
I think that I am also a bit winded because of all this - it's not easy keepin up a pace that allows me to get to report and edit BrickJournal. My staff helps me out, and that is very much appreciated, but it's still an effort.
But guess what! Things may get even bigger! Some nice developments have happened that I can't say just yet (bad luck to presume - best to wait).
The website needs to get worked on, so I will be devoting time to that as BrickJournal 8 gets set up. Those interested in contributing to the website can dro me a line, as I am looking for videos and links to podcasts.
I'm also starting a new dialogue with the LEGO Group to get more information and sets up on the site and also for the magazine.
I have been very quiet as of late, but there are a few reasons behind the silence....
I'm getting articles and photos for BrickJournal and startingto put things together - already, there are things thathave been put int layout and already, there are neat surprises I didn't expect!
Also the events that I have gone to have swamped me with pics and now writing I get to do - woo hoo! I get to write four articles, which is a little more than I am used to writing. Wow..
There's also BrickWorld - the event that is hapening in Chicago. I'm doing a little of the planning on this convention and it looks tobe a really neat event. I plan to be there with some models (which is a new one - I haven't built in a while) and with a presentation or two.
I think that I am also a bit winded because of all this - it's not easy keepin up a pace that allows me to get to report and edit BrickJournal. My staff helps me out, and that is very much appreciated, but it's still an effort.
But guess what! Things may get even bigger! Some nice developments have happened that I can't say just yet (bad luck to presume - best to wait).
The website needs to get worked on, so I will be devoting time to that as BrickJournal 8 gets set up. Those interested in contributing to the website can dro me a line, as I am looking for videos and links to podcasts.
I'm also starting a new dialogue with the LEGO Group to get more information and sets up on the site and also for the magazine.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Dropping a pebble into a pond....
I'm off to go to another event in Atlanta - a Yoda Building event. It's where an 8-foot Yoda model is built by kids over a weekend, and it's pretty fun to watch. I got to see it in Festival of the Masters (Orlando) last year and this year I get to be a volunteer. This will be fun!
I'm also starting to see what is in store for BrickJournal 8, and it looks to be pretty interesting:-) The event reports are coming in, and some reviews are coming in too. Am working on a fun surprise too...
But about the title line - just a little thing that I think about every so often.
What we do and choose to do affects everything around us, like a pebble dropped into a pond. The ripples it sets off make other things happen, and create new ripples...
It's easy to think that what we do isn't that important in the grand scheme of things, but what's surprising is that what we do often is important.
What do I mean? Well, I did a video on FLL that I posted on YouTube a weekago. In that week, FIRST LEGO League sent the video link to all of the teams and volunteers to see, I got comments from teams that were at the World Festival and I got requests to send a high res copy to FLL headquarters and to a team in Oregon that is recruiting sponsors and more teams. The photos I uploaded to Flickr got the attention of a person publishing a book in MIT who asked to use a pic.
All that from posting a video.
Think about this - all great things start with a first step. Or a pebble.
What's your pebble?
I'm also starting to see what is in store for BrickJournal 8, and it looks to be pretty interesting:-) The event reports are coming in, and some reviews are coming in too. Am working on a fun surprise too...
But about the title line - just a little thing that I think about every so often.
What we do and choose to do affects everything around us, like a pebble dropped into a pond. The ripples it sets off make other things happen, and create new ripples...
It's easy to think that what we do isn't that important in the grand scheme of things, but what's surprising is that what we do often is important.
What do I mean? Well, I did a video on FLL that I posted on YouTube a weekago. In that week, FIRST LEGO League sent the video link to all of the teams and volunteers to see, I got comments from teams that were at the World Festival and I got requests to send a high res copy to FLL headquarters and to a team in Oregon that is recruiting sponsors and more teams. The photos I uploaded to Flickr got the attention of a person publishing a book in MIT who asked to use a pic.
All that from posting a video.
Think about this - all great things start with a first step. Or a pebble.
What's your pebble?
Monday, April 23, 2007
Another video review from Millionaire Playboy...
Joe Fulton (or Lando da Pimp) sent me a link to his newest video review of teh new Hogwarts Castle coming out.
You can go here to see it.
I really like the format of the review - the time-lapse build is really nice and shows clearly how the sets build.
You can go here to see it.
I really like the format of the review - the time-lapse build is really nice and shows clearly how the sets build.
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