Citations
BOOK: Daniel Konstanski, The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks: The Inside Story of a Design Icon (Unbound, 2022).
This book contains many stories about how various LEGO themes, sets and parts were developed. The author had access to The LEGO Group's private archives which provided many useful insights.
The content is excellent, but I do not like how book is organized into broad themes (instead of chronologically or by part type).
BOOK: David C. Robertson, Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry (Crown, 2013).
While it is more than a decade old and focuses squarely on the history of the LEGO Group's business, it offers an useful look at key moments in the company's history. In particular, it offers sharp perspectives on the explosion of creativity at the turn of the millennia, their near bankruptcy in 2003, and the refocusing on core concepts that helped them rebound.
BOOK: Jens Andersen, The LEGO Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World’s Imagination (Mariner, 2022).
This book offers the richest summary of the company's long history. It focuses on the history of the business but offers many insights on the products and design process. The book was written with the direct involvement of third-generation LEGO owner Kjeld Kristian Kristiansen
BOOK: Gary Hustwit, Helvetica (2007).
I re-watched this design classic as I considered which fonts to use for the printed edition of The LEGO Parts Guide. (It did not dissuade me from using Helvetica Now as the body text.)
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WEBSITE: The Coupland File .
WEBSITE: Brick Fanatics .