The LEGO Color Wheel Challenge
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With bold colors and fantasy flair, the LEGO Color Wheel Challenge pushed Steven Howard’s creativity from sketches to renders and beyond… all the way to Denmark to become a LEGO designer.
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10 Things I Learned by Building LEGO Skyscrapers, Part 2
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Continuing our guest article on building LEGO skyscrapers from Deep Shen, learn the SNOT tricks, Pythagorean triples, and jumper techniques you need to know to build big architecture!
Read MoreBuilding Without Limits: A Deep Dive On Digital LEGO MOCs
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What if your LEGO collection had no limits? Digital building allows for endless creativity, and [ S E A Z Y ] is taking it to the next level. Learn his tips, tricks, and philosophy behind virtual MOC design and custom part creation.
Read MoreTaking Digital Building to New Illustrative Heights
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Most digital LEGO builders strive to create realistic images of their models, working to produce renders indistinguishable from photographs. However, Felix Dyson uses digital building programs to create airships and other illustrations for their various webcomics.
Read MoreReturning to the Spider-Verse: A Digital Detour from a LEGO Dark Age
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What started as a simple CMF experiment turned into a months-long digital LEGO build inspired by Across the Spider-Verse. Thorsten Bonsch (aka xenomurphy) walks us through the creative detour that brought him back to building.
Read MoreInstructions, Please! How to Ask for LEGO MOC Instructions
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The question “Do you have instructions?” is asked by LEGO fans to MOC builders more than ever before. But what goes into making LEGO instructions, how has digital building affected them, and what else can you do to recreate a MOC you love?
Read MoreThe Future of LEGO: A Builder's Perspective on AI
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AI-generated “LEGO” MOCs continue to impact the LEGO community, but what does this cyber future entail? What does the creative process look like in the age of AI? And what impact will it have on real-life gatherings of AFOLs?
Read MoreThe AI Revolution: How Artificial Intelligence Is Impacting the LEGO Community
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AI-generated “LEGO” sets and MOCs are sparking a debate between inspiration and imitation within the AFOL community. Today we take a look at the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence for LEGO building.
Read MoreConfessions of an Anti-Digital Builder
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Is digital LEGO building using software just as valid as physical LEGO building using tangible bricks? What are the benefits and challenges of each, and how does that relate to the true spirit of LEGO?
Read MoreConfessions of an Anti-Digital LEGO Builder, Part 2
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After my own Confessions of an Anti-Digital LEGO Builder, I got some other BrickNerd perspectives on digital building! Join me for a look at how some of us use (or don’t use!) digital building in our AFOL lives.
Read MoreGundam Wing X-0: Fusion From a Galaxy Far Far Away
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Gundam Wing meets Star Wars in this LEGO fusion build by Grammaticul. We chat about where inspiration comes from, the work that goes into building digitally, and how the LEGO community made this perfect render possible.
Read MoreRoots That Unite Us: LEGO in Guatemala
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Continuing our look at builders in Latin America, we take a journey to Guatemala to see its past, people and culture conveyed through LEGO.
Read MoreFiesta en América: LATAM Street
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What represents Latin America more than a vibrant LEGO street scene complete with architecture styles from multiple countries, a festival atmosphere and clotheslines running across the street? We take a closer look at LATAM Street to find out.
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Ahoy, me hearties! It be Talk Like A Pirate Day! Are you ready to set sail on an adventure through the history of classic LEGO Pirates? Where did it begin, what was it all about, and where has the theme showed up since? Join us on a treasure hunt through history!