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.
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.
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.
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.
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 as dissimilar as we think.
Nosey in on an ideal weekend with the New York-based designer: Spotify playlists, stand out eats and shopping lists included!
Drawing from walks, photographs and Google Maps, the artist’s slow, sequential process turns familiar places into uncanny scenes.
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.
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.
The Austrian photographer captures overlooked details and fleeting moments, making you incredibly curious about what’s going on just out of frame.
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.
This artist builds detailed worlds where bodies, fabrics, flowers and shadows blur between fantasy and realism.
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.
Masters in the art of letters and layouts, the Montreal-based design studio creates identities, publications and posters where words become an essential part of the message.
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 archive of boundary-pushing astrophysics, space travel technology and the people behind our most daring missions into the solar system, but a crucial protection of the archival materials from the Trump administration.
]]>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 with tactile typography. Kelli’s previous books include This Book is a Camera, a working 4x5 camera made from paper and This Book is a Planetarium, a publication that unfolds into a whole host of paper gadgets – and Kelli dives into her interest in Riso and hints at her upcoming project: a paper record player.
]]>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.
]]>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 Cadwell offers her advice on rebuilding your work, how best to position yourself going forward, and how to make your portfolio 20 per cent better.
On the occasion of Robert Beatty’s newest work for the cult-favourite trip-hop duo Boards Of Canada, It’s Nice That does a deep dive into his vast career of video collage, noise rock, alternative tech and iconic album covers.
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.