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[edit] SVG Logo

Why do people keep reverting the change to the LEGO logo in SVG format (Image:Lego_logo.svg) to the old JPG (Image:LEGO-logo.jpg)? GoTLG keeps reverting it with the explanation "the correct 'todays' Lego logo image." How is the JPG version any more correct than the SVG? Shouldn't we use the cleaner, more attractive version? HotWheels53 16:26, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

The only thing I can think of would be the fact that perhaps there are a couple users who can't see SVG images. If this is the case, another image should be found regardess: The JPG logo is significantly darker and blotchier than the actual LEGO logo. 151.151.21.105 20:45, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

The image of LEGO logo in the SVG format is the wrong image or in other words is the outdated Lego logo. LEGO redesign their logo few years ago. If you look at 'today's Lego logo on a Lego set or even on Lego.com you can see the difference. Take an example of AT&T, they redesign their logo or updated their logo from AT&T to at&t. Today's Lego logo is different from the SVG format. The JPG image is the correct or the updated image of the Lego logo. GoTLG

While that's true about the design, the color of the red background in the SVG one is closer to the color of the current logo (atleast based on the logos on the website). The logo on the frontpage (upper left) uses FF0000 for the red background, as does the logo on the bottom right of most pages; the logo on shop.lego.com and other pages (such as Products) uess EE2224. The SVG logo uses ED1C24 while the JPG uses CD0135, which is further from either Lego logo. Mairi 23:50, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

I forgot to mention about the 'font' or letters of LEGO on the logo have also change. Even though the change is small, it is still a change. In which the current Lego logo 'jpg' is the correct logo not the 'svg' image. Lego did not just only change their font or letter design, but even the red they use in logo. By comparing the old and new logo of 'at&t' and old 'AT&T' the everyday 'joe public' might not care. However it is still a new logo or image. This also applys to the Lego logo. No matter how big or small the change is, the design/image of the 'jpeg' is the updated Lego logo. GoTLG

I've created a PNG version of the LEGO logo from the JPEG. I changed the red to #FF0000 and cleaned up the JPEG artifact. I don't have the ability to create SVG pictures, so I guess if someone else wants to they could use the PNG to make an SVG, but the PNG should be good for now. HotWheels53 15:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] LEGO in modern times: Losing track?

It appears to me, by watching the LEGO brand toys on the shelves, that the brand has somehow lost its track. Many small kits, and even the bigger ones, are made of a few "traditional" (and versatile) pieces which interlock with huge, custom-made pieces in order to fit a scenario such as Star Wars or Racing. I could go back perhaps 15 years, when even the smallest kit had lots of small "standard" pieces and no more than two or three "custom made" ones. Thus, it could be disassembled and turned into something enterely different. As of today, this is seems to be no longer possible. There's many asian brick options, but they get nowhere near the quality LEGO pieces have. I think this issue should be stated in the article, but I don't know how to make it fit the Wikipedia standards. --81.9.156.63 09:26, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately to include it in the Lego article you'd have to find an article or essay elsewhere which discusses this trend AND meets WP:V & WP:N.

I have noticed this trend, however, and it does make it harder for me to enjoy Lego. As an AFOL I see the blocks themselves as a large puzzle to be enjoyed, more like a blank sheet of paper than the paint-by-numbers of the instructions. 151.151.21.101 14:32, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inexpensive?

I disagree with the statement in the beginning of the article.

Lego bricks are noted for their precision and quality of manufacture, resulting in an inexpensive yet uniformly high-quality product.

I agree that they are a precise and high-quality toy, but inexpensive, no. Everyone that I know agrees that they're expensive, and worth the money, but nevertheless expensive. I think it should be changed. Thoughts ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Granpire Viking Man (talk • contribs) 02:18, 7 December 2006 (UTC).