Lego’s transition from building blocks to building a design language - Yanko Design

I'thou absolutely floored by Lego's latest release, the Statue of Liberty… a part of their architecture line. There were a lot of ways they could become nearly creating the statue… ranging from a low-res pixelated mode, to a way inspired by their Lego figurines, to something equally minimal as this, but the design they unveiled feels much more like an aesthetic enkindling than simply another product release. With a beautifully simplified design, the Statue of Liberty turns organic details into rather satisfyingly geometric ones, staying true to the original, yet being Lego-ish and unique in their own right. Take for instance the pentagon-shaped face, a detail that I can't get enough of. It's unlike Lego to show faces without the eyes, mouth, and a discernible expression, just the way Lego executes information technology in this particular case feels similar it captures the very essence of the monument, recognizing the fact that sometimes blatant copying ways foregoing one's opportunity to create something new and unique. Even the folds in the statue's robe are interpreted differently, in a way that feels eye-catchingly original nevertheless does plenty to signify the folds in cloth. Unlike Lego'southward automotive series, the Architecture series aren't accurate particular-for-detail replicas, but rather they build on your retention of having seen them. You appreciate the fact that they're essentially the same, simply different… and for certain, cute! Swell chore, Lego… on non simply building toys, but also an aesthetic of your ain!

Designer: LEGO