About Us
Find out more about Brick Catalogue!
What is Brick Catalogue?
Brick Catalogue is a dynamic website allowing LEGO owners to organise and track their LEGO sets through a free account, as well as discover new sets. Search functionality enables detailed discovery of sets released between 1955, with the first plastic system sets, and the present day. Users can also engage with informative text snippets such as the history of the LEGO company, as well as fun videos and photo montages. Creating an account is easy and will enable users to persistently store their sets. Overall, Brick Catalogue offers an easy-to-use platform for users to learn and further engage with their personal LEGO collection.
Technologies Used
- → HTML & CSS for site structure and style
- → JavaScript for client-side logic
- → PHP for server-side logic
- → MySQL for data processing and storage
- → Apache Web Server for HTTP services
- → Bootstrap as a web framework
LEGO History
| Year | Event | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Company founded | Ole Kirk Christiansen founded the company in Denmark |
| 1934 | LEGO name adopted | Derived from Danish "leg godt" meaning "play well" |
| 1947 | Plastic production begins | LEGO starts producing plastic toys |
| 1949 | Automatic Binding Bricks | Early precursor to modern LEGO bricks |
| 1958 | Modern brick patented | Stud-and-tube system introduced, ensuring compatibility |
| 1968 | First LEGOLAND park | Opened in Billund, Denmark |
| 1978 | Minifigures introduced | Iconic yellow minifigure design launched |
| 1998 | LEGO Mindstorms released | Entry into programmable robotics |
| 2003 | Financial crisis | LEGO faced significant financial losses |
| 2004 | Major restructuring | Strategic refocus on core brick system |
| 2014 | The LEGO Movie released | Global commercial success |