The Art of LEGO Design: How to Get Creative in 13 Lessons

To be patient in this somewhat calm period, here is another book on the LEGO theme, the title of which is full of promise.

Published by Glénat in the Over the Pop collection, which brings together many books initially offered by Muttpop, The Art of LEGO Design: How to Get Creative in 13 Lessons is the French version of Jordan Schwartz's book The Art of LEGO Design. As much to tell you right away, it is not a book of illustrations nor a contemplative pavement that compiles the best creations seen on flickr and others as we often see at the moment. It's a book ... to read, incidentally well illustrated.

Here, the author offers to introduce you to construction techniques, from the simplest to the most original. Not being MOCeur, I must admit that I approached the matter with a little reluctance. Curiosity quickly took over and although I won't be putting the advice into practice in the near future, I still feel like I've acquired a bit of extra LEGO culture.

Ideas, tips, common mistakes to avoid, all divided into themes and sufficiently illustrated to understand the author's point, with the added bonus of several interviews with confirmed artists and some historical reminders to understand the evolution of the LEGO product and the possibilities creative results: Everything is there.

This guide, or manual for the perfect little MOCeur, is in my opinion accessible to the youngest, as long as they can (and like) read. They will find there something to build other than the pile of basic bricks which they then proudly present to you as being an airplane, a truck or a boat.

Adults will find some useful reminders here as well as timeless techniques that allow you to no longer "block" on the step that will make your creation something that really looks like what it is supposed to represent.

Like any self-respecting guide or manual, the book has the essential index that allows you to quickly find a theme or a construction technique.

This book is undoubtedly a good starting point to hope one day to exploit the full potential of LEGO bricks and parts in your creations. Do not hesitate to put it in the hands of the youngest LEGO fans, it would be a shame to deprive them of this interesting synthesis of advice and construction techniques.

Availability announced for November 16. 25 € at amazon. At the same price on FNAC.com.

I will save you the copy that I received, I will add a few bricks to go straight to practice (Set LEGO Classic 10692 Creative Bricks). Draw from among the comments posted below (Deadline for participation: October 20, 2016 at 23:59 p.m.).