Hello!

Hi everybody!

My name is RJ Thompson, lifelong LEGO-fan, graphic designer, and university professor. Just wanted to say hello and get acquainted with the site and its members. [great use of Buddypress/Wordpress by the way]

I’m not particularly skilled at developing mosaics or sculptures of any sort, my primary interests lie in LEGO City, but I also like a number of sub-brands. I enjoy doing original city buildings, vehicles, and building large cityscapes – similar to those on display at LEGO KidsFest, but nowhere near that scale.

LEGO is a hobby that, on account of my profession, I have not had a whole lot of time to fully become immersed in, nor meet other folks [aside from younger members of my family] that are interested in LEGO. I frequently post about LEGO on Facebook, much to the amusement of my past/present/future students – all of whom get a kick out of some of the stuff that I find. It’s also an expensive hobby [at times], and my cache of bricks pales in comparison to probably all of you.

I credit my parents buying me LEGOs at a very early age and engaging me in building anything/everything that, ultimately, I feel, has greatly shaped me into the creative professional that I am – I am a graphic, web, & interactive designer, I teach graphic & interactive design at YSU, and I also build iOS apps!

Thanks everyone!