It's Nice That

You could own Hockney’s The Splash (if you have a spare £30 million)

2020-01-13T15:30:00Z

“Few artworks have attained as mythic a status as this painting”: the British artist’s best known work, and arguably one of the most widely recognised paintings in history, goes up for auction at Sotheby’s for the first time in over a decade.

Through playful illustration, Seed Magazeen brings kids closer to nature

2020-01-13T15:00:00Z

Illustrators Jack Snelling and Lizzie Lomax’s illustrated magazine aims to inspire the next generation to care about the environment.

The Oscars 2020 shortlist shows 2D animation is making a comeback

2020-01-13T15:00:00Z

As the Academy Awards 2020 shortlist is revealed and the Hollywood stars steal the headlines, in the categories for animation and short film exist a group of creatives leading their field, and slowly shifting a genre away from CGI.

Studio Ghibli creates animated advert for Japanese high street staple, Lawson

2020-01-13T13:00:00Z

Made by Oscar-winning animation director Kunio Katō and produced by Princess Mononoke’s Toshio Suzuki and Spirited Away assistant producer Tomohiko Ishii, there is some serious anime brawn behind this hand-drawn short.

Patryk Hardziej explores a modernist approach to corporate design in Communist Poland

2020-01-13T12:45:00Z

CPN: Logo, Identity, History charts the pioneering visual identity and branding of Communist Poland’s only network of petrol stations.

Drunks, races and whippets: the very British scenes of Lydia Blakeley

2020-01-13T12:15:00Z

Inspired wholeheartedly by the daily events of her surroundings, the British artist paints scenes of popular culture – more specifically, those found in Crufts, Royal Ascot and the British racecourse.

Exploring the gender gap through Italian history of art and book design

2020-01-13T11:00:00Z

The Milan-based communication design studio Tomo Tomo talk us through its latest book design project Respect. Stop violence against women, a documentation of artist Alessandro Scotti’s recent work.

Using thermal technology, Giles Price photographs the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster

2020-01-13T10:30:00Z

On 16 March 2011, a severe nuclear accident occurred at the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant. Drawn in by the physical aftermath of the natural disaster, Giles documents how the landscape has been altered – formed in a new publication titled Restricted Residence, published by Loose Joints.

True North creates a “fluid and playful” identity for new Blackpool museum Showtown

2020-01-10T15:00:00Z

Inspired by the “joy and whimsy of Blackpool itself”, the identity nods to the town’s history as a hub for comedy, ballroom dancing and circus.

Could you earn more abroad? Yell launches new salary tool for graphic designers

2020-01-10T12:45:00Z

Pitting average salary against cost of living, the new research finds graphic designers are best off in China, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland, with the UK ranking at number 21 out of the top 25 countries.

“We’re here”: More Than Other makes a statement about the UK’s hidden Latinx community

2020-01-10T12:15:00Z

The short documentary by Romano Pizzichini, produced by Capuri, challenges the fact that Latin Americans are not currently officially recognised as an ethnic minority by the UK government, despite their large numbers.

Qatari art show at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo faces criticism over LGBTQ+ rights

2020-01-10T11:15:00Z

Parisian gallery The Palais de Tokyo has faced a backlash from LGBTQ+ artists and activists after it revealed this week that it would host an exhibition organised by the Arab Museum of Modern (Mathaf) in Qatar. Homosexuality is still illegal in the Gulf country, carrying a sentence of up to seven years in prison, and activists have criticised the decision to collaborate with a museum run by the Qatari state. The exhibition is part of a wider programme for the Qatar-France 2020 Year of Culture.

Caroline Dowsett’s work is inspired by the colours seen in everyday life

2020-01-10T10:45:00Z

Manchester-based illustrator Caroline Dowsett’s colourful shape-based work serves as a gentle reminder to be optimistic.

Tomorrow’s on Fire is a “rallying cry for hope” in response to Australia’s bushfires

2020-01-10T10:30:00Z

“Tomorrow’s on Fire is the most important film I’ve made, but sadly the one I wish I never had to,” admits Australian director, Darcy Prendergast. Made in response to the serious bushfires currently devastating Australia and its wildlife, the animated film features a beautifully written monologue protesting against the selfishness that has contributed to the disaster.

Rosa Fisher’s animated documentary tells of her father’s experience at boarding school

2020-01-10T10:15:00Z

Sent Away explores the lasting psychological impact of being sent away from your family at a young age, and how it has a disproportionately large impact on British society today.

Jobs of the week from Lazy Oaf, Made.com and Gifted Communications!

2020-01-10T10:00:00Z

Our weekly round-up of jobs posted on our sister site, If You Could Jobs.

“It’s simpler, cleaner and more pared back”: delve into issue two of Emulsion magazine

2020-01-10T09:45:00Z

“We want to use the power of community to challenge conventions of hierarchy, barriers between creative practices and what a magazine is meant to be,” say the founders of the Our Place-designed publication.

See the world through the lens of a snail in these miniature creations

2020-01-10T09:30:00Z

Aleia Murawski and Samuel Copeland combine the banality of every day with elements of the strange and fantastical in these snail-centric joys.

Wieden+Kennedy’s National Trust film is a calm interlude to modern day chaos

2020-01-09T15:30:00Z

The short film contrasts the all-too-familiar chaos of daily life with peaceful countryside, overlaid with a 125-year-old quote from the organisation’s co-founder Octavia Hill that reminds us: “We all need space.”

Abortion is Normal exhibition features Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Barbara Kruger and more

2020-01-09T12:30:00Z

The New York show which opens today features personal responses by 40 artists to law changes regarding women’s reproductive rights in the US, with all proceeds going to Planned Parenthood.