You’ve never seen pancake art like this before: SuprOrdinary battles with batter to combat his inner creative critic

In the final episode of season one, SuprOrdinary sets out to master one of the most unruly artistic mediums known to mankind... pancake batter. Expect meltdowns (emotional, not butter-based), a life lesson on how to ignore your inner critic, and far too much whisking. SuprOrdinar … | Continue reading


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Meet Paul&Thomas, the playfully precise studio built on a chance encounter

The French duo tell us how their stories and respective creative practices converged, now shaping their common studio. | Continue reading


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Ryan C. Brown’s paintings capture the essence of nightlife, rain smells and dog walking

The alleyways, gardens, streets, and public parks of suburban living are humanised through petrichor, dance, and lush brushstrokes. | Continue reading


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Decoding the world through Charles Auguste’s artistic direction

French multidisciplinary artist Charles Auguste questions the urban landscapes around him in photo, direction, and movement. | Continue reading


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Us breaks down the design-heavy process behind it’s moving Black Mirror episode, Eulogy

The physics-bending episode from the celebrated sc-fi series’ latest instalment takes photographic framing and distortion to whole new planes. | Continue reading


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Anthony Burrill, An Chen, Fieldwork Facility: Tickets now available for September’s Nicer Tuesdays!

We’re back from our summer break for the first of our Autumn Nicer Tuesdays events in London. It’s time to settle into some talks about timeless typography, designing on a place-by-place basis and balancing a career that sits between two different creative mediums. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 8 months ago

nyc nicer tuesday

We’re back from our summer break for the first of our Autumn Nicer Tuesdays events in London. It’s time to settle into some talks about timeless typography, designing on a place-by-place basis and balancing a career that sits between two different creative mediums. | Continue reading


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“It’s about shifting people’s perception of you within the workplace”

You don’t have the “creative” job title but you bring more than timelines to the table. Shanice Mears explains a way to be seen, heard and respected in creative conversations in this week’s Creative Career Conundrums. | Continue reading


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Discover Antwan Horfee’s collection of Japanese playing cards

This collectivist, painter, animator, and tattoo artist has long immersed himself in the world of collection of curation. Now, the publisher Topsafe has turned one such collection into a book. | Continue reading


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Home is what you make it: Yuhan Cheng’s photo diary reinvents belonging

“I think a lot about attachments and permanence, especially in photography – about storing negatives physically, ready to enlarge, ready to relive. It’s a way to selfishly hold onto a piece of witnessed history.” | Continue reading


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POV: “The Alphas are coming” and we’re already understanding them wrong

Brands and marketing teams are already vying to “win over” the next generation of consumers – the oldest currently no more than 16, and the youngest just six months old. UAL Professor Lawrence Zeegen, founder of Meet Generation Alpha, tells us why understanding this age cohort as … | Continue reading


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Illustrator Hayley Wall likes “the challenge of distilling something complex into a single image”

Hayley has been in the illustration industry for the past ten years, weaving illustrations into pockets of life across queerness, disability, gender, and mental health. | Continue reading


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Ciaran Birch on crafting custom wordmarks and harbouring a “half-baked” bank of typefaces

The designer walks us though how to world-build with words in an update on his type design career to date. | Continue reading


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Up the Seagulls! Alfie Wheatley turns Brighton & Hove Albion’s 2024/25 season into a series of typographic experiments

The London-based designer turned a mixed run for his life-long club into a “rewarding” creative outlet. | Continue reading


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Oscar Fox’s short film is an ode to Cornwall’s longest living letterboxer

A slow and thoughtful focus on the community behind the hidden treasures of Devon’s moors, the filmmaker’s short is a welcome “step away from the overbearing, digital world that we live in, at least for a little bit”. | Continue reading


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LABASAD opens applications for its October/November 2025 intake

Offering a refreshing perspective on online creative education, Barcelona School of Arts and Design (LABASAD) has opened its digital doors for a new creative cohort. | Continue reading


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Wheelin’ and Dealin’: Studio Joe’s identity for Peckham Carboot emulates price stickers and hand-written signs

The go-to vintage spot Peckham Carboot teams up with Studio Joe to spin nostalgia into cool design. | Continue reading


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The intimate paintings of Jwan Yosef hint at something bigger

A new book from Baron brings together the artist’s early oeuvre, bodies of work that mediate on the “nuances of seduction” and the “push and pull of sex and sexuality”. | Continue reading


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This photo series celebrates the muddy feminine heart of Northern rural farming

Whereas typical representation of farming may contain anthropomorphic animals or rugged masculinity, photographer Kat Wood is transforming public perception with her series, Tree of Life. | Continue reading


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Tamagotchi re-designs, video game visuals and lucky charms: Welcome to the overstimulating 3D world of Iosif Abaab

The Berlin-based designer is making common objects do unexpected things. | Continue reading


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Futuristic, detached and intensely human: Ard Su’s editorial illustrations are simple yet unique

Striking a crucial balance between the coldness of tech and medicine as well as the human warmth of social issues, Ard Su is booked by editorial veterans for a good reason. | Continue reading


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Studio Select’s brand identity for perfumery Serviette is steeped in sophistication

Clever influences in Christian symbology and the British upper class are laced throughout the design of this perfume brand’s customised identity. | Continue reading


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DTAN studio is setting the printed page into motion with an unpredictability that “digital tools just can’t replicate”

Masters in the art of the Risograph animation, the Berlin-based design studio is leaning into a shifting, merging, and mis-registering landscape of colour to create kaleidoscopic immersions for music, fashion and more. | Continue reading


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Hanneke Rozemuller’s editorial illustrations delve into daydreams and everyday anxieties

Inspired by forward-thinking freelancers of the 50s, this artist explores human psychology with dreamlike textures. | Continue reading


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Photography as a wordless diary: Yasuhiko Iida’s new photobook humanises London

Vignettes of skaters, artists, chefs, friends and family are packed into a grungey photobook narrative. | Continue reading


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Collins rebrand for Muse Group channels the invisible phenomena of experiencing music

Geometric abstraction, dynamic compositions and a distillation of musical feeling sets Collins new project apart from other software brands. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Luca Bjørnsten revels in the sugariness of pop culture in these luminous paintings

“It’s never just one thing. It’s the way a candy wrapper folds, or how the lighting in a 90s commercial hits someone’s face. It’s the cumulative effect of all these images, building up over time, that keeps the ideas flowing.” | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

How Gilberto Gil united the best in Brazilian design

Our São Paulo correspondent speaks to the creative team behind the legend’s innovative final tour, about visualising his daring yet emotive music and messages. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Craic Magazine is an anarchistic, tongue-in-cheek ode to Northern Ireland

With DIY spunk and a love for Ireland, this collection of zines are full of spirit from the streets – with some Taytos thrown in there for good measure. | Continue reading


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Women’s football isn’t only breaking records – it’s reforming the visual culture of sport

With grassroots clubs paving the way for more experimental kits, logos and ethos, and top players starting their own creative studios – it’s hard to refute women’s football as a space of innovation. Here, Gem Fletcher argues that the sports emergence from the margins has led to a … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

The letterforms for this Mallorcan bar’s logo were scavenged from secondhand bookshops and stationary stores

Crafted by the fresh new studio Design Office Fun©, the Trobar identity is anchored by a sense of boundless discovery. | Continue reading


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“You never know unless you ask the right questions”

Promotion, parenthood and possibilities. Alex Bec explains how to reassess what truly matters and works in this week’s Creative Career Conundrums. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

You’re in for a treat with Ella Pavlides’ photo series on Mexico City’s unsung heroes – dog walkers

In Mexico City, dog walkers are everywhere, but this photographer decided to take a moment to honour them in these warm snaps of a canine-crazy city. | Continue reading


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Kyle Platts’ new 2D short spins influencer culture into a hilarious gravy nightmare

Behavey Gravy, the new 2D short by Kyle Platts, uses everything in its arsenal to create laughs as well as discomfort in an It’s Nice That premiere. | Continue reading


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The life and times of Dennis Morris, the man behind some of music’s most iconic photographs

Bob Marley, Sex Pistols, Lee Scratch Perry and Patti Smith – the photographer Dennis Morris has captured some of music’s biggest stars. But despite rubbing shoulders with cultural royalty, the photographer has always dedicated himself to social documentation of his London home. W … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Sergey Isakov’s illustrations create a “quiet tension” between clean constructivism and spontaneity

With a playful take on scale, the artist’s graphic shapes subtly shift perspectives. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

POV: Are design awards an old-school industry system?

Lengthy award applications stand as a drain on resources for overworked designers – is it still worth putting in the overtime to be in with a chance of winning one in 2025? We speak to two industry leaders to look at things from either side of the fence. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Animation is breathing new life into Thomas Merceron’s soft grainy scenes

The French illustrator has been turning to movement to bring back the kind of imperfections to his process that feel “more human” and “more alive”. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Designer Gabrielle Adam is finding inspiration in everything cheesy, kitsch and fun

The more silly something is, the more likely it is the freelance designer is going to be a fan. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

The Art of Dailiness, by Michael Bierut

The esteemed graphic designer shares an essay and drawings from his legendary 100 Day Project, showing what vital roles routine, practice, observation and dedication play in the creative process. | Continue reading


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Richard Turley gives Air’s identity space to breathe through simplicity and parody

Air cuts out the unnecessary clutter of brand overhauls in favour of something that feels spacious, free and deceptively simple. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Inclusive Sans expands upon Penguin’s history with playfulness and curiosity

Accessibility and boldness are the key focus in Olivia King’s customised typeface for the publishing giant. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Pauline Mauruschat creates watercolour murals for motherhood and loneliness

A clash between nature and nurture happens in these dazzling paintings, where our origins and connection to Earth are investigated. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

“I think a lot of the issues in the industry stem from ‘bad managers’”

When progression means managing a team you never wanted, what are your options? Katie Cadwell looks at leadership, agency culture and how to carve your own path in this week’s Creative Career Conundrums. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

With water, clay and grass, Delali Ayivi creates a photographic playground for Wimbledon

In these evocative photos for WaterAid and the Wimbledon Foundation, swirling hues of blue and the tactility of creativity are explored with empathy and political passion. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Studio Moross’ Glitterbox rebrand is a maximalist ode to queer nightlife

First working with Glitterbox in 2024, Aries Moross and Bex Dowse from London-based creative studio Studio Moross strengthened their creative bond with Defected Record’s Glitterbox for their new campaign, XXX. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Madeleine LeBrun’s uncanny clay illustrations are inspired by insects, folk art and 90s kids TV

The Canadian artist’s soft and squidgy sketchbook takes a playful and somewhat absurd view on the natural world. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 months ago

Wim bakery’s branding takes tips from floury work benches and croissant folds

Designer Kevin Högger’s visual system for the Zurich-based business draws on the bakery’s industrial interiors and sourdough sweet treats to tie the brands signature to its physical space. | Continue reading


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