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Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000
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In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch writes:
> In lugnet.general, Marc Nelson, Jr. writes:
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> The good news is that LEGO still has people that know how to design
> the good stuff. Just look in a recent S@H catalog on the page
> with "building ideas". When I saw that page I thought "Here are some
> building ideas, since we don't actually sell any."
Ouch...
> While the house design
> is primitive, it does demonstrate many of the features that consumers like
> in a good set.
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> Along with substance (actual bricks) it is not overly articulated. That
> is important. The mind is very good at filling in between the bricks.
> It's called imagination. When you use elements specifically for detailed
> articulation you are shunting the creative value of the set. You don't want it
> to be too simple or crude (like Idea book #2), but there is a good balance
> between simplicity and articulation that maximizes the creative kick-start that
> we (kids and adults) are addicted to (think classic space).
Well said.
> Denise and I are cleaning up the house because we are moving to a new
> one in April. Last night I was packing up LEGO catalogs and I found a very
> old "catalog" that had a picture of a parent and child on the cover
> The child was holding a rectangular blob of various bricks, wheels and
> windows. The title was "How do you know it's an Ambulance?". I'll have
> to scan that in tonight.
I'd really like to see that! At the PNLTC's G2K event, we had tables set up
to let kids build whatever they wanted. The best part was asking them what
they had built. Their answers were incredible, and helped me (with my
stunted, adult, imagination) remember how much the imagination adds to LEGO
play.
Rick Clark
PNLTC
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| (...) The good news is that LEGO still has people that know how to design the good stuff. Just look in a recent S@H catalog on the page with "building ideas". When I saw that page I thought "Here are some building ideas, since we don't actually sell (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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