Noah as a flat LEGO® brick mosaic

How is Noah built as a flat LEGO mosaic?

Noah has 4 letters and takes 36 plates in 3 sizes. The mosaic only uses 1- and 2-stud plate bands, the ones LEGO sells loose. At this piece count it helps to build letter by letter and check the spacing as you go.

How many LEGO plates do you need for Noah as a flat mosaic?

Building Noah takes 36 plates in 3 different sizes: 29 of 2×2, 5 of 2×10 and 2 of 2×4. The 2×2 ones are 81% of the total, so those are the ones to keep spare. By colour that is 10 blue, 10 green, 10 red and 6 yellow. The same name in 3D goes up to 55 pieces, 19 more, and needs 1 baseplate instead of 2.

Which letter of Noah takes the most plates?

The 4 letters of Noah don't cost the same: N with 11, O with 8, A with 8 and H with 9. N is the priciest at 11 plates and A the cheapest at 8.

How big is Noah as a flat mosaic?

The Noah mosaic spreads over 2 baseplates of 32 × 16 studs, about 25.6 cm wide each. It sits flush with the plate, one plate thick.

What size should you build Noah at: S, M or L?

The generator offers three sizes, and for Noah the gap is wide: 41 plates at S, 36 at M and 82 at L. At L the name stretches to 25.6 cm and needs 2 baseplates, so it's the choice to make before buying any bricks.

What can you make with Noah as a flat mosaic?

• Framed wall art or a flat sign with Noah for a bedroom.
• Decoration you can carry around without it falling apart.
• Brick typography project, from sketch to inventory.

How do you build Noah as a flat mosaic, step by step?

1. Open the generator with Noah pre-filled, in the flat view.
2. Gather the 36 plates — most of them are 29 of 2×2.
3. Lay out 2 baseplates of 32 × 16 studs and spread the 4 letters across them.
4. Check the preview before you fix the plates down.

More names as flat mosaics

• Olivia
• Emma
• Oliver
• Ava