The New Company, Arielle Bobb-Willis, ilovecreatives, Bill Rebholz: Grab your tickets for September’s Nicer Tuesdays in LA!

Nicer Tuesdays is returning to LA! Just in time for fall, this September’s line-up promises to bring some fresh inspiration with talks on all things branding, design, photography and folk art! | Continue reading


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Mother Design, Foam Magazine, Studio Kiln, Joanna Blémont: Get tickets for September’s Nicer Tuesdays in London!

Join us for our next Nicer Tuesdays event in London, where you can catch exciting talks about hand-painted films, internationally acclaimed magazines and brand identities that breathe life and inspire play. | Continue reading


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Berlin Museum’s makeover borrows typefaces from the U-Bahn and currywurst stands

The Stadtmuseum is an amazing body of museums all over Berlin, but people don’t know where it is or most importantly, what it is. Design studio Stan Hema reviewed the facts, stepped in and gave it a brand new name, wordmark and attitude. | Continue reading


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200 Summers Later: Photographer Ana Paganini uncovers bloodless beauty at reenactments of history’s most iconic battles

The photographer spent her past few summers swapping festivals with friends for battlefields, all to create an archive for historical events that have no photographic record. | Continue reading


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“I take the silliness very seriously”: Joe Lycett on taxidermy, extinction and his debut solo exhibition

Why did the neon-clothed comedian walk into Birmingham’s most prestigious gallery? To bring some joy into the world (with some stone cold facts sprinkled in for good measure, too). | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 4 days ago

Sam Wenc’s handmade album covers for independent music prove the importance of doing it yourself

With over ten years experience in DIY music, Sam Wenc reminds us why album art, merchandise and posters should feel DIY too. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 4 days ago

Daniel Greenfeld’s artworks aren’t collages, they’re mosaics made of paper scraps

Creating a circular process for his architectural compositions, the artist has been mining everyday offcuts for something more. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 4 days ago

Polaroid’s Patricia Varella chats long-game strategies, imperfection and that anti-AI viral campaign

The creative director of the iconic, analogue photography brand moved from agencies to in-house with a shared vision for how Polaroid should evolve in the AI era. Here, she shares the realities of having a bold brand campaign that swims against the tide. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 4 days ago

Translating the digital language of design into traditional craft: Daniela Doe on tactility, tufting and typography

This artist is exploring how graphic design can move beyond the screen and turn into something you can feel. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 5 days ago

How in-camera tricks, colourful paper and patience brought Sam Nicklin’s reflective photographs for Alessi to life

The photographer’s collaboration with the iconic Italian homeware brand is a key reminder that “simple ideas can often have the biggest impact.” | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 5 days ago

Adoratorio Studio takes a new lens on eyewear with a soft but technical rebrand for Indice

By creating a visual world around the brand that positions it away from anything conventional in the category, the agency have made the label feel more like a lifestyle brand than luxury retail. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 6 days ago

Elizabeth Goodspeed on the branding challenge behind Mayor Zohran’s new municipal grocery stores

Everyone wants to know who will win New York City’s grocery store RFP – the more interesting question is what public identities should actually do. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 6 days ago

Less of an object, more of a place: Oio’s Mur Mur is a portable speaker that holds an entire ecosystem within

Using generative AI in inventive ways, Oio and Mattering’s Mur Mur is looking at home technology in a new way, seeing the portable speaker as a way to build worlds with digital critters and calming ambience. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 6 days ago

We need you! Submit your burning Creative Career Conundrums

Found yourself in a career slump? In a jam with a colleague? Feeling burnt out? Well, we’re here to help. Submit your career or workplaces questions to Creative Career Conundrums, our weekly advice column. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 6 days ago

Mona Chalabi, Special Offer, Arsh Raziuddin and Tala Schlossberg: Tickets now available for September’s Nicer Tuesdays in New York!

Join us for our third Nicer Tuesdays event of the year in New York, where you can catch brilliant talks about data driven illustration, art direction, experimental animation and the Big Apple’s own World Cup watching party identity. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 days ago

The Weekend With Zara McIntosh

A pop culture connoisseur and the queen of physical media, whatzaraloves gives us the run down on her ideal weekend, and there’s no gatekeeping here. The creative hands us her tips for the best London spots, the queer mags that are on her reading list and the soundtrack to her su … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 9 days ago

The story behind Present & Correct, the perfectly curated stationary shop that’s every graphic designers dream

We catch up with co-founder Neal Whittington as the fan favourite print ephemera and stationery brand makes its first foray into the publishing world with a debut title from P&C Additions and uncover some of the stories behind the shop’s legendary stock. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 10 days ago

What can punctuation and glyphs say that words can’t? Overview opts for expression over legibility in documentary identity

Move over, Vice. Zandland’s documentary series Human is more ambitious than ever, tackling shocking stories that are difficult to comprehend with an identity from Overview that experiments with readability and conversation analysis. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 10 days ago

ChaChaanTeng’s saucy auto-mayo-mat activation for Heinz is a fantastically physical opponent to AI slop

Following one super successful venture into Heinz sauces, ChaChaanTeng activation for Heinz Mayo explores the romanticised sensations of food and the physicality of Japanese vending machines. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 10 days ago

Yuna Akabane’s gouache paintings feel like hazy memories of your childhood home

With compositions that contain a quiet depth, the painter has perfected the art of a still life that stirs feelings that can’t be spelled out. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 11 days ago

Accept & Proceed’s new system for Vans is a lesson in how to inject clarity into an iconic brand

The visual and conceptual overhaul of the shoemaker speaks to the brand’s place in culture and its role as a conduit for expression. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 11 days ago

Makitoy turns daily observations into stamp-sized collages of paper and colour

The illustrator reveals how repetition and patience shapes her tiny illustrations, which transform everyday moments into tactile paper artworks. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 12 days ago

How International Magic established it’s technology-bending design collaboration with Martine Rose

From virtual fashion shows to live web platforms, the studio consistently resists conventions to disrupt digital spaces. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 12 days ago

What we learned about immersive tech, fan experiences and storytelling at Belgium House

This influential industry event brought together leaders and innovators to discuss our creative and technological futures, and the importance of keeping designers at the centre of the conversations. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 13 days ago

Why do celebrities keep trying (and failing) to become artists? Gary Grimes on why it’s more complicated than you think

Adrian Brody, Ed Sheeran, Jack White, who next? It’s Nice That’s culture columnist examines why megastars can’t seem to make it as respected artists, and argues that the worlds of fine art and celebrity might not be so dissimilar. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 13 days ago

“It’s about branding consistently”

There are only so many names in the world, and you’re bound to share it with at least a couple people in your field of work. But when you’re self-employed and rely on other people’s awareness of you, is this a drawback? What should you do? Kat Wong has her say. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 13 days ago

Valeria Homayden turns microscopic observations into mesmerising Risograph animations

Inspired by the hidden patterns found in rocks, leaves and moss, the designer transforms nature into a playful field guide that encourages readers to slow down and look a little closer. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 13 days ago

Can you visually capture how dancing feels? Inside Las Cabbalos’ expressive social identity for Public Records

Using figurative illustrations, block and lino-esque print and a modular design system, Los Cabbalos returns to work with New York City’s Public Records to capture its bustling music scene and eclectic roster. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 13 days ago

The Weekend With Jean Pierre Consuegra

Nosey in on an ideal weekend with the New York-based designer: Spotify playlists, stand out eats and shopping lists included! | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 16 days ago

Anatomy’s new campaign for the Horniman museum is built on a bespoke typeface foraged from the museum’s collections and gardens

The agencies new visual system was built to reflect the excitement of the eclectic discoveries that emerge from a visit to the historical London location. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 17 days ago

Joanna Blémont transforms watercolour paintings into comics, zines and a 2,000-frame film for Loewe

Drawing from walks, photographs and Google Maps, the artist’s slow, sequential process turns familiar places into uncanny scenes. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 17 days ago

LABASAD opens applications for its next cohort of online master’s students

Barcelona School of Arts & Design, (LABASAD) is an institution that predicts the future of creative education. As applications for its next intake open up, the school once again evolves to meet the educational and creative challenges of today. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 17 days ago

Kurt Bauer’s still life photographs reveal more about a place than a “postcard view” ever could

The Austrian photographer captures overlooked details and fleeting moments, making you incredibly curious about what’s going on just out of frame. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 18 days ago

Hannah Motzel Brown’s shadowy mechanical pencil drawings expertly depict fingers, freckles and folds of skin

The artist builds detailed worlds where bodies, fabrics, flowers and shadows blur between fantasy and realism. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 18 days ago

Hinge’s Jackie Jantos on inclusive design, trust and the path from creative to CEO

The CEO of dating app Hinge sheds light on the creative strategies behind everything from UX to ad campaigns and product research, and her personal approach to such an influential role. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 18 days ago

Design studio Supersystème builds visual worlds by treating typography as image

Masters in the art of lettering and layout, the Montreal-based design studio creates identities, publications and posters where words become an essential part of the message. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 19 days ago

Pablo Rochat on turning suburban Atlanta into a medieval fantasy for Phoebe Bridger’s new music video

Directors Pablo Rochat and Lance Oppenheim swap the Renaissance faire for a gas station, casting real-life jousters and a nostalgic hit of Old School RuneScape into a video that treats make-believe as real life. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 19 days ago

How Parallel Press is cataloguing Black history through indie books, graphic design and space travel

Founders of Parallel Press, Akoua Smith and renald Louissaint joined us on the Nicer Tuesdays stage in New York City to talk about how Parallel Press started up, its major projects and its newest publication Astro Black. This homage to Black astronauts is more than just an archiv … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 20 days ago

Kelli Anderson’s paper gadgets and pop-up books approach graphic design as a fine art

Graphic designer and paper engineer Kelli Anderson joined us on the Nicer Tuesdays stage in New York City in a Q&A with Elizabeth Goodspeed to talk about her latest book Alphabet in Motion, an inventive, interactive pop-up book made entirely out of paper, along with her history w … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 20 days ago

Kelli Anderson’s paper gadgets and pop-up books approach graphic design as a fine art

Graphic designer and paper engineer Kelli Anderson joined us on the Nicer Tuesdays stage in New York City in a Q&A with Elizabeth Goodspeed to talk about her latest book Alphabet in Motion, an inventive, interactive pop-up book made entirely out of paper, along with her history w … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 20 days ago

In the burgeoning Nigerian animation industry, these creatives are turning myth, memory and mischief into moving image

From NTA jingles and stop-motion soap adverts to Disney’s Lagos-set Iwájú and a new wave of Spirit Fiction, Somto Ajuluchukwu, Erem Emeka Nehemiah and more are building worlds rooted in folklore, humour and everyday Nigerian life. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 20 days ago

“Ask yourself where you can add value”

Selling your work and yourself is a tough job at the best of times. Building (or rebuilding) your portfolio is a particularly tricky part of this, and it’s made all the more challenging when you don’t believe in the work anymore. In this week’s Creative Career Conundrums, Katie C … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 20 days ago

Let Janice Chan’s photographs of a Chinese kite festival blow you away

The photographer is an architect who is more interested in the people inside and around buildings than the buildings themselves. That’s what drew her towards a kite festival, a vast field punctuated by fleets of kites. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 20 days ago

Emilie Hahn’s claymations are a fly on the wall to funny situations – like the Zumba class at your local gym

The artist’s handmade films are the product of people watching and finding a whole lot of comedic relief in the “not very glamorous” side of life. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 20 days ago

Robert Beatty on retro Photoshop, creative friction and designing album covers that feel almost primeval

The iconic designer is also a veteran zine-maker, video collagist, noise-rocker and tech-tinkerer. On the occasion of his newest work for the cult-favourite trip-hop duo Boards Of Canada, It’s Nice That does a deep dive into his vast career. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 20 days ago

The Weekend With Lava La Rue

As Lava La Rue celebrates the release of their latest single Prince of Bologna, we go behind the scenes on what’s fuelling the multi-hyphenate’s creative output – from arthouse horror films to hardcore punk festivals. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 23 days ago

Noble Signs restores NYC’s storefront signage so you “feel at home before you’ve stepped in your own door”

David Barnett, co-founder of Noble Signs, joined us on the Nicer Tuesdays stage in New York City to talk about what he loves most: signage, especially in the Big Apple. The graphic designer talked about collecting over 200 storefront signs in New York City and how the studio draw … | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 24 days ago

Look up! Parallel Press’ Astro Black archives and protects the dazzling visual history of Black astronauts

Drawing on a cultural “fascination Black people have had with the planets and stars”, as well as the racial tensions surrounding the space race, this catalogue doesn’t just aim to pay homage to Black excellence in astrophysics, but to urgently protect Black history too. | Continue reading


@itsnicethat.com | 24 days ago