Research
Representation and LEGO Storytelling
Thorin Finch My first memories of LEGO are of sitting on the hardwood floor by the fireplace, surrounded by castles. The Black Falcons would marshal...
Thousands of Minifig Heads, and Still Not Enough Options? Analysis of Diverse Representation in Minifigure Heads (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of the article series. It’s recommended to read Part 1 before Part 2. If minifigs are meant to represent people living...
How well do Minifigs Represent People Around the World? Analysis of Cultural Representation in Minifigs (Part 2: Head Repetition)
Part 1 of this discussion presents an overview of cultural representation within LEGO Minifigures, exploring the distributions by region, gender, and flesh tone color for...
How Well Do Minifigs Represent People from Around the World? Analysis of Cultural Representation in Minifigs (Part 1: Overview)
When LEGO creates minifigs, they are by default assumed to be white individuals of Western European descent. However, there have been numerous themes and sets...
Are Neutral Minifigure Heads Really Gender Neutral?
As touched upon in our previous articles, we noticed that male is considered the default gender in LEGO minifigs. Given that we found a number...
How to Build Yourself as a Minifigure
Have you ever tried to build yourself as a minifig? If you haven’t, you might give it a try. In almost every LEGO store, there...
Thousands of Minifig Heads, and Still Not Enough Options? Analysis of Diverse Representation in Minifigure Heads (Part 1)
LEGO has produced over 3500 different minifigure heads over the past 44 years (1978-2022), and yet it may still be difficult to find one that...
Build-Your-Own Professional Minifigure Campaign Flowchart
The idea of this flowchart started with a conversation when trying to find minifigures in different professions. We were having a hard time finding specific...
Are Star Wars Minifigs Accurately Representative of Star Wars Films? An analysis of screen time versus number of minifigs by gender (Part 2: Side Series)
A significant number of LEGO minifigures are created to represent characters from TV series or films. LEGO has been creating Star Wars minifigs since 1999,...
Are Star Wars Minifigs Accurately Representative of Star Wars Films? An analysis of screen time versus number of minifigs by gender (Part 1)
A significant number of LEGO minifigures are created to represent characters from TV series or films. LEGO has been creating Star Wars minifigs since 1999,...
How has LEGO City Survived with a Lack of Nurses and Hospitals?
We researched the history of minifigures of the professions of doctor, nurse, and EMT appearing in sets under the categories of ambulance, rescue, hospital, fire,...
The Intersection of Star Wars, Jurassic World, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A Head Study (Part 2)
When researching repetition of heads for female versus male characters in Star Wars minifigures (see the first part of this analysis), we noticed there were...