What is The LEGO Group's history of medical representation been like? Henry Licklider examines sets, minifigures, and minidolls for a thorough diagnosis. BrickNerd has you covered, now with no deductible!
Read MoreThe AFOL community is growing and women are leading the way—creating spaces, breaking barriers, and making sure everyone has a seat at the table. For International Women’s Day, let’s meet a few builders who are shaping a more inclusive LEGO world.
Read MoreToday’s guest article comes from Levi Knighten who shares their experience and struggles trying to create a sigfig as a black, queer fan of LEGO.
Read MoreLEGO minifigures have been around for half a century, so we’ve visualized how their head color and skin tone have changed over time in several different ways.
Read MoreLots of people visit the LEGO House, all with different needs—both visible and invisible. To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we spoke with them about how every visitor (child or AFOL) can feel included and play, no matter their ability.
Read MoreWe chat with LEGO builders Dave Kaleta and Richard Dryden about their celebratory alphabet of significant cultural figures in their Awesome Black Creativity project.
Read MoreLEGO recently relaunched its Friends theme with the intent of making sets more inclusive and reflective of society today. BrickNerd put those ideals to the test by engaging with educator and LEGO Masters contestant Corey Samuels who led a community event with a new generation of young female LEGO builders to see what they thought of the new Friends.
Read MoreWhile LEGO’s 90th anniversary is being celebrated around the world in 2022, BrickNerd predicts the changes we hope for our favorite company in the decade to come!
Read MoreLast month, a group of dedicated LEGO fans created the Brick Alliance, an organization working to help make the AFOL community more diverse, inclusive, and welcoming. In this foundational interview, we’ll discover how the group got started, what they hope to achieve, and how they are approaching these important issues.
Read MoreTake a seat as we explore clever LEGO chair techniques that will leave you sitting pretty. From boat studs to bucket handles, here are some simple ways to design your own stylish chairs.
Identifying individual LEGO parts from bulk second-hand purchases can be challenging, so what are the most common elements that people want to know, “What is this!?”
The same bricks have sailed under many names in Alexander Zarkowski’s LEGO shipyard. We talk cruise ships, building at scale and how it feels to take apart a massive build after only a few weeks.
Which country has the cheapest LEGO? We’ve crunched the numbers across 22 countries spanning Europe, North America, and Australia and found a surprising result…
LEGO Castle has featured quite a few factions like the Wolfpack and Fright Knights. But what would kids name them after only seeing their shields? Make way for the Mean Rocktopusses!
Brian Hickey is back with another installment of LEGO According To Kids. This time he asks his to young children about their thoughts on LEGO color names. Read on to find the interesting and comical results!
AFOLs have a language all their own, giving LEGO parts a variety of interesting nicknames and acronyms. But what do kids think of these part names? Well, we asked and they did not hold back…
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