“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 | 5 hours 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 | 6 hours 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 | 7 hours 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 | 7 hours 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 day 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 day 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 day 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 day 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 | 2 days 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 | 2 days 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 | 2 days 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 | 2 days 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 | 2 days 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 | 3 days 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 | 3 days 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 | 3 days 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 | 3 days 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 | 3 days 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 | 6 days 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 | 7 days 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 | 7 days 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 | 7 days 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 | 7 days 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 | 7 days 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 | 8 days 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 | 8 days 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 | 8 days 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 | 8 days 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 | 9 days 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 | 9 days ago

Sweet Bitter studies the radicchio in an unfolding collage of its forms

The result of a bizarre obsession with this red member of the chicory family, the publication is a photographic and material study of the striking plant. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 days ago

What does modern basket making look like? Basketclub is a gesture to explore

Is basketry a dying craft? This manual and unmechanisable making process with age-old techniques has been the club’s collective act of discovery. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 days ago

Creech’s brand for Seremoni is a whole other kettle (and quality) of fish

The New York-based creative studio embodies the fishing brand’s uniquely high standards by carefully balancing illustration, type and tone. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 days ago

A24’s latest book unpicks the beauty and craft behind Past Lives

Alongside essays and interviews, the screenplay book – art directed by Actual Source – echoes the emotional honesty of Celine Song’s poignant film. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 10 days ago

How online master’s are helping creatives battle changing industries

Ready to level up your creative career? Join a masterclass to experience online learning at Falmouth University. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 10 days ago

“Good studios are out there”

Many job ads say a degree isn’t required, but does that hold up in practice? Katie Cadwell unpacks industry hiring biases and shares ways to find studios that truly embrace a range of talent in this week’s Creative Career Conundrums. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 10 days ago

“Divine intervention”: Universal Favourite overhauls a wet wipes brand from top to bottom

The new identity for Saintly is Renaissance-inspired, with ornate typography, delicate tones and bare-bottomed cherubs. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 10 days ago

These sun-soaked photos are a love letter to blue skies and sunshine

Tempo Bello – meaning ‘good weather’ in Italian – traces Cecilia Pignocchi’s move from the grey skies of Amsterdam to a slower lifestyle and an important period of self-reflection in Italy. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 10 days ago

These sculptures unravel the hidden meanings behind material belongings

Working with a range of materials, John Saint Michel’s experimental practice engages with the symbolic and emotional weight of objects. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 14 days ago

James Willan’s charming animations have a melancholic undercurrent

Combining analogue and digital techniques, this Middlesbrough-born, London-based creative embraces an enchanting interplay between medium and message. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 14 days ago

Clement Cases’ typeface Base Pixel slowly turns to “trash”

Each weight of this variable typeface degrades in resolution until its letterforms are an abstract mass of pixels. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 14 days ago

“The opportunity for invention”: Pentagram New York welcomes its first product design partner, Piotr Woronkowicz

A first for the international design agency’s New York office, Piotr’s arrival suggests not only a shift in the design industry but one in public behaviour. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 15 days ago

Athletics’ identity for GOCA references traditional Japanese script and incorporates “infinite” patterns

Centred around championing Asian creatives, GOCA’s wordmark opens up to spotlight art and artists. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 15 days ago

Vic Bakin is documenting Ukrainian youth in Kyiv’s de-occupied territories

Focusing his lens on queer communities and subcultures in the region, the artist’s images are a war-torn account of adolescence. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 15 days ago

When culture is cut, everyone suffers – not just the creative industry

Our Berlin correspondent lays bare the realities of recent funding cuts to arts and culture in Germany, and what Berliners are doing about it. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 16 days ago

Creativity in the Big Content age: welcome to Stocksy’s Curation Paradox

Available to download now, the premium stock creative media platform’s latest report breaks down how creatives and clients are losing out due to the homogeneity of curated imagery we consume. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 16 days ago

Sander Coers uses photography, ceramics and AI to explore familial history and loss

A shocking photograph of the artist’s grandfather in a newspaper triggered a deeply personal journey to unearth hidden family histories | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 16 days ago

Days old bread built Super Studio’s new brand identity for Rose Bakery

With a potato print-like technique and a logo inspired by lines scored into fresh dough, this identity pays homage to all the artisanal techniques of a traditional small town bakery. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 16 days ago