Revamped LEGO Magazine Launched.

Since the 1980’s, the LEGO group have maintained a kids magazine in some form or other: Containing comics, puzzles, posters, photos of kids creations and, of course, profiles of new LEGO Products, these have have been an active part of the LEGO Marketing Strategy. Certainly, when my kids were growing up, the arrival to LEGO CLUB magazine, with hip and gnarly minifigure, Max.

Over the years, we have seen Bricks N Pieces, Klick Magazine, LEGO Mania, LEGO World Club, LEGO Magazine, LEGO Club, and most recently, LEGO Life. The stories in some of these magazines have been referenced heavily in learning the back stories behind some of our favourite characters here on the Rambling Brick. As such, I was curious when the LEGO Group sent the first issue of a revamped LEGO Magazine over, along with a Max Minifigure from Back-in-the-Day.

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LEGO® Life wins Webby Award and Webby People’s Voice Award

A Press release from the LEGO Group about the Kid Friendly Social Media App, LEGO Life…:

The safe social network app for children developed by the LEGO Group has been named winner of one of the leading international awards honouring excellence on the internet.

LEGO® Life, the safe social network for children under the age of 13, is named Webby Winner in the Mobile Sites and Apps: Family and Kids category. In addition to receiving this award granted through the review of an expert jury, LEGO Life also won The Webby People’s Voice Award in the same category: https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2018/mobile-sites-apps/general/family-kids/lego-life/

“We are very happy and honoured that LEGO Life has been granted with this award – not only getting recognition by experts in the digital field but also by the public vote. It is truly a testament to the fact that it is possible to provide safe digital spaces for children in a playful and fun way”, said Rob Lowe, head of Kids Engagement at the LEGO Group.

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Digital layer to physical play

Since the launch of the app in January 2017, LEGO Life has been downloaded more than 6 million times, and roughly one million children share content through the app every month.

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