Kumbbl Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 Hi all, just wondering because i have build this model again after some years being dismanteled in the box... and again i have to say: Cudos to the man who has desigend this lego technic icon, this pneumatic engineering marvel... sure, some sets are bigger and have more mechanics, but i do not know a set which is more realistic and more ingenious from a conceptual and design viewpoint. Combined with an exceptual good aesthetic and appearance. And this combination is really astonishing. Therefore it would be interesting to know the name of this guy... Thanks you and best regards Quote
Interceptor Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 Good question. I asked the same about the 8868 some weeks before and there was no answer at all. But the same question goes for 8480 and 8880. Do we know anything about the designers of these marvellous (classic) sets? Maybe an interview somewhere? Any info would be appreciated. Quote
1974 Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 There are several interviews on technicbrick.com with current designers. Maybe shoot Mark Stafford an email as he has done a few interviews (I think?) for Brick Journal with the old Castle/Space and minifig designers .. and he also seem to have a keen interest in TLG's history. Also, Joe Meno (Brick Journal) might have this info as well But if these old geezers actually wants to be interviewed (or is allowed by TLG) at all, I dunno Really would like to hear some stories though Quote
Kumbbl Posted March 12, 2013 Author Posted March 12, 2013 Nobody outside who has some good connections to a current TLG-designer - in best case to Markus Kossman, the current chief designer of TLG? I'm convinced each of the current designers knows (or can very simple research) the designers of previous models, at least of the best ones.... maybe some of the old "gurus" are still at TLG... Quote
dhc6twinotter Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 There are several interviews on technicbrick.com with current designers. Maybe shoot Mark Stafford an email as he has done a few interviews (I think?) for Brick Journal with the old Castle/Space and minifig designers .. and he also seem to have a keen interest in TLG's history. Also, Joe Meno (Brick Journal) might have this info as well But if these old geezers actually wants to be interviewed (or is allowed by TLG) at all, I dunno Really would like to hear some stories though I'll be seeing Joe Meno this weekend. I'll ask if he knows anything about the Technic designers. Quote
davidmull Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 This would be great to know,I'd love to also know who designed 8455 and 8868. Quote
Blakbird Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 I once requested this type of info directly from Lego for Technicopedia. I did get a reply but they indicated that they could not share information about set designers with me. Not sure why, but that was the response. Quote
Kronos Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 I once requested this type of info directly from Lego for Technicopedia. I did get a reply but they indicated that they could not share information about set designers with me. Not sure why, but that was the response. C'mon man! You're a "Guest Blogger" on the Technic Designers site. ( http://technic.lego.com/en-us/Designers/Bios/Default.aspx ) Pull some strings! Quote
DLuders Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 Maybe Grohl (Milan Reindl) can find out, since he's currently a Technic Designer. Quote
colinrichardson Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 I once requested this type of info directly from Lego for Technicopedia. I did get a reply but they indicated that they could not share information about set designers with me. Not sure why, but that was the response. I know this will sound too cynical to some, but I suspect that the company doesn't want any of the designers to become too 'famous' (even at a relatively small scale). It's better for the company to have the 'author' of their sets just be "Lego". It's also probable that the design process within their studio is much more collaborative than we would assume, so giving one person credit over others is problematic. Quote
Kumbbl Posted March 13, 2013 Author Posted March 13, 2013 @colinrichardson: very well spoken - no, not cynical, but probably realistic..especially the first statement about the "fame"...the second statement i would doubt: I'm quite convinced that there is one guy whi is responsible for a model who design the main layout und the key concepts - but of course this guy will consult his fellows for detail solutions and problems - and of course there is a qualitymanagement-process in the designergroup and and and... but at the end i believe that we can always name one guy who is the "father" of a model - always knowing that he has not done the job completely alone... Quote
davidmull Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 I once requested this type of info directly from Lego for Technicopedia. I did get a reply but they indicated that they could not share information about set designers with me. Not sure why, but that was the response. So why with current sets we know who built them,there also allowed put letters from there names on some sets. I'd love to know who designed 8868 ,an interview would be amazing on a set that really is the best technic set ever made. Quote
1974 Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Because the world (and TLG) have changed, internet and all that. Also, frankly I didn't give a beeb who designed what (even in my teenage years), it was all done by *LEGO* (didn't even know what TLG was) Also, see this : http://askalfan.wordpress.com/?s=who+are+the+lego+designers Quote
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