The cogs that make the Brickspace clock go round.

That's right, this third celebration post is all about the integral parts of Brickspace: its staff.

Back when Brickspace began, on 21st October 2008, it only had four staff: John, the admin who had been with the blog from the very beginning and three of his friends who he had invited to help him when the blog rebranded to Best of Brickshelf. Luke became the Editor of Brickspace, and has helped John with many, many features of the blog ever since. Stickman (sometimes called Tim) is a reclusive member of the blogging team, but always seemed (and still seems) to pop up every now and again for a quick creation post. Genesis sadly had to leave the blogging team in December, but she can still be found credited in the 'obituary' part of the staff page.

The new year brought with it lots of new features, as well as several new staff. The 31st of January saw Zack join Brickspace, after meeting John on the Bricks in Motion forums. Zack had been a strong pillar of the Brickspace team, always blogging now and again, making sure the blog doesn't slip away into dormancy. Similarly, Doctor Sinister, a popular member of the Lego community, joined the blog on 20th February this year by replying to the staff sign-up form. He, like Zack, has posted on a regular basis, keeping Brickspace going through rough times.

As well as the regular bloggers, other people have donated to the day-to-day blog posts here on Brickspace. Builders like Teikjoon and Gorazd posted little, but still posted a bit to matter. Unfortunately Teikjoon left the community in September, so it is expected that he has also ceased his blogging duties.

You can always enlist your help, and sign up to become a staff member! Just click the Join link in the banner above, and become part of the blogging team which is so important to Brickspace. You can be part of Brickspace's future, and have your name go up next to the other great bloggers.

It's certain that, whether you choose to help blog on Brickspace or not, there will always be a top-quality team blogging on Brickspace. Who knows what the future may bring, and who will sign up to be part of Brickspace?


~John

Rock out with Cube Dudes

Cube Dude: Rock Band, originally uploaded by lights.

At least that's what flickr user lights is doing and who can blame him. This is one of the coolest Cube Dudes I've seen and the green cheese slopes are simply delicious.

LEGO Gladiatorial Combatant Contest!

LEGO Gladiatorial Combatant Contest!, originally uploaded by 'Zack.

A new contest can now be seen in the LEGO Gladiatorial Combat group. It features plenty of great prizes including Hazel, BrickArms, and custom decals.

Themes of this contest include Space, Castle, and Roman Gladiator themes. Each with other specifications. Its also being run by yours truly.

RUN!!

This fantastically realised slime monster oozes character and malice as it clambers from beneath the surface of the Earth. This colourful scene was brought to you by Cole Blaq.

Dr.S.

Brickspace through the ages

Welcome to the second celebration post about Brickspace's history.

Brickspace's logo has remained quite consistent, but one of the novels features of the blog was the different versions of the logo, to reflect current events like Christmas, or Obama's inauguration. Below are some of the best Brickspace logo variations.

Guy Fawke's Day, 2008

Hallowe'en 2008

Christmas 2008 (there was also a special bottom divider)

Easter 2009

Remembrance Day 2008

President's Day 2009 (with Lego creation by Brickspace staff member Zack)

The Brickspace logo, with its distinctive cube-and-rectangle graphic, is very versatile, as you can see above. However, with the new Brickspace 4.0 Flash animated logo, events like Hallowe'en or President's Day are harder to celebrate, because a lot more work is needed to create a special banner, re-upload it, then re-embed it into the site. At christmas this year, there will be a special banner, but sadly these won't come as often as they used to.

You may be looking at the logo and thinking: 'hey, that's not the Brickspace logo'. Well, in June/July 2009, Brickspace changed into its fourth version: Brickspace 4.0. This brought with it a new, friendlier-looking logo, without the harsh capitals of the previous logos.

The Brickspace 4.0 logo had only one other variation, for the launch of Lego Games:

That was the only variation of the new logo, for in August came the Flash animated Brickspace banner and the fun variation of the past was over. Even still, a whole new period had started for Brickspace: with a new, better-looking, easier-to-navigate site.


Stay tuned for the third celebration post!
~John