Fukt magazine’s 3D issue turns to nature’s “timeless bond” with the art of drawing

Inviting us to reconnect with the power of the natural world, issue 22 is all about “recognising what’s at stake”. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 22 days ago

Claire Boon’s systematic practice challenges conventional design thinking

Embodied by her project Chaos Files, Composed Folders, Claire’s approach to graphic design questions (and subverts) traditional graphic design methodologies. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 22 days ago

“You want to make sure the intellectual property remains as yours”

What should you do when a company asks for free ideas during an interview? Alex Bec offers advice on protecting your work and valuing your time in this week’s on Creative Career Conundrums. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 22 days ago

Gruppo Due’s typefaces offer a softer alternative to systematised workhorse fonts

The European foundry’s wildly variable typeface, G2 Airdancer, perfectly encapsulates Gruppo Due’s inquisitive, exploratory practice. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 26 days ago

Hannah Lim on how her multidisciplinary practice blends flamboyance, ornamentation and function

The artist Hannah Lim took to the Nicer Tuesdays stage last month to share the many facets of her vibrant practice. Across sculpture, ceramics and painting, she demonstrated how she’s been unpacking the 18th Century aesthetic trend of Chinoiserie through the lens of her mixed Chi … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 26 days ago

Can you smell design?

Using form, colour, typography, and art direction, designers create entire worlds around fragrance – translating scent into sight, touch, and story. But how do you design for something you cannot see? And can design help us smell what we see? | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 26 days ago

Astrae’s nostalgic campaign for Nike steers clear of sleek sports advertising

To launch Nike’s latest shoe by NBA star Ja Morant, the Copenhagen-based creative studio takes from the world of scrapbooks and family albums. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 26 days ago

Trancestry celebrates a decade of community collecting at The Museum of Transology

In its largest exhibition to date, the museum reaffirms its mission to defy the erasure of trans, non-binary and intersex lives from history with a show-stopping collection of hundreds of objects from the community. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 26 days ago

“90 minutes just isn’t enough”: Arsenal’s Lotte Wubben-Moy on creative directing her contract renewal announcement

We headed to Arsenal’s training ground to chat to the defender about using creativity to forge a bridge between footballers and the fans. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 27 days ago

Ana Flores on growing a photographic practice from her Peruvian roots

The photographer Ana Flores joined us at April’s Nicer Tuesdays to talk the crowd through her career to date, from going with her gut and leaving a background in law to study fashion photography, rediscovering her Peruvian roots along the way. Ana took us through the process behi … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 27 days ago

Sweet and smart: Cake Zine reframes desert as a topic worthy of intellectual discussion

Cofounded in 2022 by food industry creatives, Cake Zine is back with its sixth issue: Daily Bread. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 27 days ago

POV: I’m obsessed with copyright, and you should be too

Recently, Aysha Tengiz received a questionable contract asking her to give up rights to her own intellectual property. Here, the illustrator explains why that’s such dodgy practice, and why creatives need to be more clued up about copyright. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 27 days ago

Rejecting digital perfection in Stills’ new visual trend report

From embracing candid photography to exploring tactile textures, the report champions a shift away from digital perfection, highlighting the human touch as the key to impactful design. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 27 days ago

SuprOrdinary looks for creative inspiration in the great outdoors

In episode two of SuprOrdinary, Devin and his brother go for a walk (an eight-mile hike through the mountains, actually) to see what they can make using only nature and their imaginations. SuprOrdinary is presented by It’s Nice That in association with BUCK. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 27 days ago

Sonder: Adam Lin’s affectionate depiction of masculinity in domestic spaces

The photographer explores masculinity within domestic spaces in Taiwan and the UK, blurring the lines between performance and documentary. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 28 days ago

“It’s not sunshine and rainbows all the time”

When the pressure to perform crushes the joy of making, it’s easy to wonder if a creative job is the right fit. Katie Cadwell shares reassurance and guidance on rekindling creative confidence in this week’s Creative Career Conundrums. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 28 days ago

Cecilia Reeve’s debut film explores the transformative power of water

Porous is a beautifully tender and tactile meditation on healing from sexual trauma. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 28 days ago

Pavel Ripley’s creative process thrives on “controlled randomness”

The designer’s daily sketchbook pages inform a resourceful and abstract approach to making art on and off screen. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 28 days ago

“My goal in life is to make cool shit”: Zan Goodman on her creative studio, Zan Inc.

Rooted in editorial design, Zan Goodman’s studio Zan Inc. shapes refined, relaxed work designed with craft and care. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Nicolas Heller (aka New York Nico) on how he became ‘the unofficial talent scout of New York’

Following the release of his debut book, New York Nico’s Guide to NYC, the director and documentary filmmaker Nicolas Heller sat down with our US editor at large Elizabeth Goodspeed to discuss the origins of his widely loved Instagram page, his career in filmmaking thus far and w … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Illustrator Zoé Maghamès Peters finds poetry in everyday items

Informed by her background in social sciences, these colourful illlustrations combine familiar symbols of the everyday in abstract compositions. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

“I’m just getting started”: Debbie Millman on 20 years of Design Matters

Since 2005, Debbie Millman has interviewed hundreds of cultural icons, from Milton Glaser to Roxane Gay and Marina Abramović. Here, she tells us how the podcast began – and why the best is yet to come. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

The kids are alright: Wonderhood’s brand for Soho’s last primary school is a lesson in academic aesthetics

The studio’s pupil-led identity champions community, creativity, and visibility – ensuring Soho’s only primary school is impossible to overlook. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Amiee Byrne turns discarded everyday items into hyper-realistic ceramic artworks

After rapidly getting bored of pinch pots, this creative set herself on commemorating the commonplace in clay. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Lexie Smith on falling hard for bread and biting into its potential in her online archive Bread on Earth

The baker, writer and “sometimes artist” took to the New York Nicer Tuesdays stage to share the story behind the development of Bread on Earth: a project, archive and umbrella for the research and experiments that she undertakes to better understand bread. By offering a different … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Why am I sad? Dana Stirling’s new photobook is a vulnerable search for meaning

Drawing on her personal experience with depression, the artist and photographer has collated several years of still life imagery that mirrors internal emotional states. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

SuprOrdinary gives a small sandwich shop a big rebrand

In episode one of SuprOrdinary, Devin challenges himself to rebrand a small local sandwich spot while keeping in tune with the local community. SuprOrdinary is presented by It’s Nice That in association with BUCK. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

350 designers strong, DEMO Festival 2025 proves just how far motion design has come

How Studio Dumbar/DEPT® developed a free and open-to-the-public festival to foster creativity, community and experimentation within the ever-evolving motion design landscape. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Elena Saharova’s clever designs are a refreshing alternative to newborn development flashcards

Titled See and Grow, Elena’s compassionate project was designed for her own son as a tool for connection, playtime and discovery. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

“I let my creativity freely wander”: Sandrine Cheong’s multimedia design practice is playful and inquisitive

The French designer allows experimentation, curiosity and play to inform her approach and outcome. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Why the city’s creative rat race breeds design-led offbeat brands

Our new Naarm/Melbourne correspondent, designer and DJ Gabriella Brown, spotlights some of the best indie streetwear labels coming out of its music and design scenes. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

“Pause and think about your non-negotiables”

How can you secure a senior creative role that respects your family time? Shanice Mears shares how to balance career growth with parenting in this week’s Creative Career Conundrums. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Spin Studio, Ustwo Games, Dogs and Their Dykes, and Sweet-thang Zine: Tickets now available for May’s Nicer Tuesdays!

After another sell-out event last month we are raring to go with a shiny new line-up. May’s speakers are sure to get your creative juices flowing providing a peek into the worlds of graphic design, game design, documentary photography, self-publishing and more! | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Wedge’s brand for Diana’s Seafood turns a new tide for the company

The new look brings together contrasting typography and nostalgic illustration to forge an identity that honours tradition while welcoming a new generation to the table. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

At Tacabanda studio, design snobbery is out and happy mistakes are in

Friendship, curiosity and an open heart steer Margherita Sabbioneda and Barbara Nassisi’s creative practice. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Gay Times magazine relaunches with a still life cover shoot dedicated to d*cks

Devised by photographer and art director Marloes Haarmans, this saucy brief involved a lot of scouring the internet for abstract and aesthetic sex toys. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Using collage to convey a single message: Chantal Jahchan on her research-led approach to editorial illustration

Graphic designer and illustrator Chantal Jahchan took the New York Nicer Tuesdays audience behind the scenes of her intricate and imaginative editorial illustration work. Walking us through the creation of her cover for The New York Times Book Review, the designer revealed the re … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

BritBox’s new advert is a 14-hours-long one-shot take

Created by Uncommon and directed by Blinkink’s Nicos Livesey, See It Differently is a love letter to traditional filmmaking – championing craft, graft and genre in opposition of CGI and AI. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Paradiso fest: four days that redefined the way creatives come together and get inspired

Part creative retreat, part design conference and part jam-packed ‘school trip’, Paradiso festival got rid of speaker hierarchy and keynote exhaustion, swapping in connection and boundless creativity. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Daniela Spector on making work that carries the weight of grief

At February’s Nicer Tuesdays in New York, lens-based artist Daniela Spector outlined how archiving came to be the central purpose of her photographic practice. From the loss of her mother in 2019, to the creation of her project I Forbid You to Forget Me, Daniela detailed her jour … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

In Requena Office’s identity for Garden Pizza, words look like plants and letters like flowers

In a new design system for the restaurant, the studio looked to the slow and quiet processes of the natural world for inspiration. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

How Passover Became a Design Problem

Contemporary Haggadot are upending tradition, rethinking form, and asking what freedom – and Jewishness – look like now. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Disaster Confessions: When creative workflow goes horribly, hilariously wrong

Full of painfully relatable stories of hectic projects going awry, this collection is sure to make you laugh, cringe, and learn from other people’s mistakes. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Tais Sirote’s surreal photos blur the line between real and rendered

These hyper-polished images appear digitally-rendered, but the London artist’s process is surprisingly tactile. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Qualeasha Wood’s tapestries translate digital realms into something “permanent, distorted and tactile”

Through weaving, the Philadelphia-based artist is exploring “Black Femme identity” and representation in the online sphere. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

Mother knows best: James Anderson learnt everything about design from his mum

With no formal training, James has forged his own path, developing a distinct design philosophy that combines research, intuition and indulgence. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

No time for creativity? New video series SuprOrdinary inspires creatives to stop being their own roadblock

Presented by It’s Nice That in association with BUCK, SuprOrdinary follows the inspirational quest of designer Devin Mathews as he seeks to bring more creativity into his life, by any means necessary. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago

An outsider’s advantage: MullenLowe on nurturing original perspectives

Speaking on the power of original thinking, Carlos Andrés Rodríguez, MullenLowe’s global creative director, discusses his own path through the creative industry. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 1 month ago