John McCormack
As a child, John built LEGO characters inspired by TV shows like The Amazing Spider-Man and Looney Tunes. Little did he know that he would one day work as a designer and developer for the global phenomenon!
Learning to draw by posing and sketching his toys or copying from popular comic strips like Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts, John also became fascinated by the special effects of blockbuster films and the stop-motion clay animation of Aardman Animations, famed for their Wallace and Gromit series. When LEGO released their famous Minifigures in 1978 he was bewitched by their bold colours and blank stares, and these themes later influenced his work.
Following his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Art Institute of Chicago, the American artist joined LEGO as a designer before developing their LEGO Club Magazine. He worked on their Star Wars project in 2003 and led the development of their Harry Potter, Toy Story and Pirates of the Caribbean series from 2008. In total, he made over 70 TV commercials and helped to create LEGO's first-ever CGI cartoon. He now works in the aerospace industry.
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