The whole paper trail behind The Brick Drop — how the grade gets made, every design turn, every dispatch. Newest first. Tap one to read it; the trail is always one tap back.
An honest snapshot of the build as of July 17.
Checking the sentiment judge against what reviewers actually meant.
The result page shines; discovery and search need work. Here is the plan.
A batch of freshly written hot-takes for a gut check.
Short, medium and long takes shown for real, side by side.
Deep engine design so a grade never shows a blank dash.
How each grading lens sounds when it speaks for itself.
Where the product stands and the road ahead.
Value Floor plus Appreciation Outlook, redesigned from scratch.
What shipped this stretch and what comes next.
The write-path work, documented end to end.
The build spec for takes that speak per lens.
How the per-lens takes should look and feel.
The one-page picture of the whole project.
What got merged, and why it mattered.
Metrics and a head-to-head on grading accuracy.
How we validate the judge that does the judging.
Saying the confusing parts plainly.
Everything the audit found, and how we would fix it.
The deep, technical teardown of the grading engine.
The same audit, written for humans.
What "confidence" and "coverage" really mean on a grade.
Every visual decision, in one long scroll.
The design journey, laid out as a timeline.
The full gallery of what we tried.
The design, pulled apart and examined.
Every token and component in one place.
The live LEGO 2026 Timeline design system.
The blueprint for a single, coherent visual language.
The first full product spec.
Turning the timeline into a browse experience.
The grade card, final form.
How much of the grade to reveal — the options.
Designing the card so it never looks empty.