LEGO PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE 40+ YEAR JOURNEY OF APPLE CALCULATOR DESIGNS

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Apple's calculator designs evolved over 40+ years from the 1984 Macintosh GUI version to today's iOS interface, reflecting the company's broader design journey through functionality, skeuomorphism, and minimalism. A fan-made LEGO set with 821 pieces recreates four key stages of this evolution, showing the transition from the Jobs-approved black-and-white original, through OS X updates, to the modern circular-button design influenced by Dieter Rams' Braun aesthetic. The modular desk display concept is currently on LEGO Ideas, where supporters can vote to turn it into an official product.