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A stack of booklets with yellow covers. The top cover features a red character with a black hat and the word “Positive” in bold black type.

Have we got Positive News for you! And it's illustrated by Noma Bar

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Date
25 April 2016

Good news, for a change, in the form of Positive News, a publication designed by Studio Blackburn which reports on current affairs “through a lens of progress and possibility.” In a similar vein to Delayed Gratification, the monthly mag focusses on “slow news” and “constructive journalism”, and the latest issue features some lovely commissions from Noma Bar. A spread about domestic labour showcases the illustrator’s signature double-image cut-out style, with an upright iron that also reveals a disgruntled face. We love the cover, which uses a yolky egg backdrop to house a charming image of iconic anthropomorphised hoover, Henry.

An open magazine spread features a bold illustration of a black iron on a red background. The opposite white page contains a text block that reads “Despite some 67 million people worldwide earning their living through domestic labour, their working rights have long been overlooked. But things are changing”.
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Studio Blackburn and Noma Bar: Positive News
An open magazine spread featuring a portrait of Harnaam Kaur wearing a white turban and a dark garment over a red patterned fabric. The facing page contains the headline “Harnaam Kaur, Queen of beards” and accompanying editorial text.
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Studio Blackburn: Positive News

An open magazine spread featuring a large, red pull-quote that reads “I call John my school grandpa, because I already have two grandpas, but John is like an extra grandpa”. The right page shows a black and white photograph of an older person and a child working together at a table.
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Studio Blackburn: Positive News

An open infographic book featuring data about the European Union. The pages use orange and grey charts and large typography to display statistics on population, economy and legislation.
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Studio Blackburn: Positive News

An open magazine spread with a blue page titled “True riches” and the subtitle “Rethinking our relationship with ‘stuff’”. The page is covered in a collage of colourful, overlapping sale stickers and price tags in various languages.
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Studio Blackburn: Positive News

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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