Struck/Axiom Launches LEGO's first Social Media Site and iPhone App

JAN 11_2010
ENFIELD, Conn. (January 11, 2010) – Think of that little bolt of excitement that hits when the solution to a problem suddenly becomes clear. That’s a CLICK moment in action. Consider times when a great idea comes out of the shadows of the brain and needs to be shared. That’s a CLICK moment, too. Today, LEGO Systems launches a program to celebrate and foster these “CLICK moments”, jump-started by the company’s announcement of its first official iPhone application, LEGO® Photo, available for free at the iTunes App Store.

The hub of the program, LEGOCLICK.com – concepted by Pereira & O'Dell and design and developed by Struck/Axiom – is a virtual canvas of ideas, inspired moments, quirky stories, solutions and tips from serial CLICKers designed to celebrate and inspire CLICK moments of all types.

“We hope to motivate people to recognize, embrace, share and yes, chase, those unpredictable but powerful light bulb moments in life when things just CLICK,” said Michael McNally, brand relations director at LEGO Systems, Inc. “Exploring your imagination from a young age, daring to realize your ideas, creating stories and uses for what you create, solving problems that no one knew existed – this is the stuff of LEGO play, and is exactly what leads to a lifetime of CLICK moments.”

LEGO Photo is an application for iPhone iPod touch devices that lets consumers immortalize favorite things – or their own CLICK moments – in LEGO form. Again concepted by Pereira & O'Dell and design and developed by Struck/Axiom – users can simply choose a photo from an existing gallery or point the camera to snap a photo then touch the screen to watch their masterpiece build. Additional screen taps shows portraits in nine different color palette options. Celebrating CLICK portraits is easy. Users can upload to a social networking page, email it to grandparents and friends, print it--even tweet it using #legoclick.

LEGO Photo is available for free download from the iTunes App store; a link from the company’s blog at LEGOCLICK.com makes it easy to find the app directly. The best LEGO portraits use photos that are shot at close range against a light, solid colored background.

Fans of life’s CLICK moments can join the conversation on this blog that celebrates light bulb moments, grand or understated. A conversation about what makes things CLICK, the blog shines a light on those people whose ideas have helped to inspire others, or those little moments when an idea is incubated or launched. Guest contributors will share stories of how things CLICKed for them, ideas for how to find a CLICK moment and photo and video inspiration to tickle the inner creator in anyone.

To share personal CLICK moments, email LEGOCLICK@gmail.com, post a comment to the LEGO CLICK fan page on Facebook or send a tweet #legoclick.

About Struck/Axiom

Struck/Axiom is a full-service hybrid agency that engineers comprehensive identity systems in which design, advertising, motion graphics and interactive capabilities converge. Infused with the agencies core creative capabilities are their powerful and evocative brand development and licensing offerings. Lead by design innovators, the firm provides expertise for companies interested in ensuring and capitalizing on the relevance of their brand. Notable clients include DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Fox, Paramount Pictures, Utah Office of Tourism, Deer Valley Resort, Quaker Oats, Nickelodeon, Mrs. Fields, Discovery Channel, Westfield, Oakley, Adidas, Rossignol, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Real Salt Lake and others. Established in 2009, Struck/Axiom is privately owned and has offices in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Portland, OR.