Fewer Colours. More Complexity.
Fewer Colours. More Complexity. is an interactive Power BI story exploring LEGO’s colour evolution from 1949 to 2026.
Cover: Introduces the central story and key statistics.
Timeline: Maps 275 colours from their first to last appearance.
Purge & Twist: Explores the 2004–2007 colour purge and the rebound in part complexity.
Rebound: Shows the return of colourful parts and today’s active palette.
Find Your Set: Helps users interactively discover LEGO sets.
Accessibility features include logical tab order, descriptive alt text, clear labels, readable typography, and strong colour contrast.
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01 Cover
02 Timeline
03 Purge & twist
04 Rebound
05 Find your set
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I'm not a data pro, so I viewed this report as an everyday user and it genuinely changed how I think about LEGO. Fewer colours more complexity is not only strong title, the report proves the idea through a clear story. It shows how LEGO's colour palette became smaller while part variety and design complexity continued to grow, followed by the more recent return of colour. The chapter flow timeline, purge & twist, rebound and find your set makes the analysis easy to follow and memorable. I especially liked that the final page turns the data into a personal experience by helping users find a set that matches their preferences. This feels like more than a dashboard. It teaches, surprises and give the audience something enjoyable to interact with.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share such thoughtful feedback. It truly means a lot to me. There were many outstanding reports in the competition, so I still see this as part of my learning journey. Your words have given me even more motivation to keep improving and create better work in the future. Thank you again for the encouragement!
Great , I’ve been going through quite a few of the LEGO reports, but this one really stood out to me. What I especially loved was the “Fewer Colours. More Complexity.” angle -- instead of simply showing how LEGO changed over time, you found that really interesting contrast where the colour palette was reduced while part-design variety came back much stronger. The way you carried that idea through the Purge → Rebound story made it feel like a real analytical investigation rather than just a collection of charts. I’m actually working on improving my own LEGO report as well, and there are definitely a few ideas and storytelling principles here that I’ll take as inspiration to improve mine. Really impressive work! 👏
