This can be WAY cool - especially if the license extends to all the Indy movies - I would die to get the flying wing from Raiders of teh Lost Ark:
that would be really sweet!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
LEGO and Indiana Jones?
That's a strong rumor. Makes sense too.
This can be WAY cool - especially if the license extends to all the Indy movies - I would die to get the flying wing from Raiders of teh Lost Ark:
that would be really sweet!
This can be WAY cool - especially if the license extends to all the Indy movies - I would die to get the flying wing from Raiders of teh Lost Ark:
that would be really sweet!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Certified Professional stuff...
Nathan Sawaya's display, The Art of the Brick, is traveling! If you didn't see it in Pennsylvania, you can see it in Illinois in June and Connecticut next year! You can get more info here.
Sean Kenney was commissioned to build a mosaic for Google, and you can see it here.
He's also going to be in a gallery presenting a bust of...William Shatner. Really. You an read that here.
In Canada, the guys at Brickville Designworks are at Saskatchewan Science Centre with an Egyptian themed display, LEGO: Secrets of the Pharaohs. There's some info here.
Dan Perker will be doing a LEGO Camp for kids (kindergarden through 3rd grade at Seabury School), Tacoma Washington in mid-July. There's info here.
Sean Kenney was commissioned to build a mosaic for Google, and you can see it here.
He's also going to be in a gallery presenting a bust of...William Shatner. Really. You an read that here.
In Canada, the guys at Brickville Designworks are at Saskatchewan Science Centre with an Egyptian themed display, LEGO: Secrets of the Pharaohs. There's some info here.
Dan Perker will be doing a LEGO Camp for kids (kindergarden through 3rd grade at Seabury School), Tacoma Washington in mid-July. There's info here.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
back for a moment!
Am busy on Issue 8, and it's been interesting. BIG news coming soon. But in the meantime, here are some links to neat stuff:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/52902/why_dont_they_make_legos_for_girls.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/166005/lego_my_pharoah.html?image=62004
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.
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