1THE LEGO SYSTEM

We’ll start our LEGO journey with a brief overview of the toy’s history. You’ll see how the company that makes the colorful plastic bricks we all know and love came into existence. This will give us the context in which to consider the qualities that contribute to LEGO’s enduring appeal. We’ll also review some of the basic types of LEGO elements and establish important terminology, as well as weigh the pros and cons of physical versus digital building. Understanding these basics will lay the groundwork for the building techniques covered in the chapters to come.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LEGO

The story of how LEGO came to be is a great lesson in resilience and turning adversity into opportunity. The company that would become LEGO had ...

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