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A purple hardback book titled “It’s Nice That Annual 2013” rests on a brown cardboard box. The box is covered in a repeating pattern of small, black line drawings.

The Annual 2013: Excitement overload! Our look back on the past 12 months is finally here...

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Date
20 November 2013

Bell ringing, we know, should be reserved for momentous occasions, but we’re going to back ourselves and say let’s get those badboys swinging as we present The Annual 2013. Every year It’s Nice That publishes around 2,500 articles (I know right?!) a bewildering barrage of creative brilliance we feel compelled to share with the world. Each month the editorial team sits down and selects those projects we feel were extra special; super-exciting, super-engaging and reflective of what we try and do as a publishing platform.

The Annual is the fruits of those discussions. Boasting more than 130 projects as well as a look at our Graduates class of 2013 and the art and design exhibitions we feel defined the past 12 months, it’s a thing of great creative clout. The book has been beautifully designed by the chaps at Commission Studio, who got the inimitable Jiro Bevis in to add a cavalcade of illustrated characters to pep up proceedings even further.

You might be able to sense that we are very ruddy proud of it, and now we are thrilled to introduce it to the world. So everybody meet The Annual 2013, The Annual 2013, meet everybody…

Order your copy of The Annual 2013 right here!

An open book with cream pages lies flat against a pale purple background. Hand-drawn scribbles, underlines and arrows mark up the printed text across both pages.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book with bright yellow pages features bold black typography that reads “perhaps you could snack the dough rather than roll it...”. The book has a multi-coloured edge, showing layers of red, blue, green and yellow paper.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book displays a cinematic illustration of a group of people looking up at a giant, ethereal figure in a starry night sky. The book's edges are coloured in bright stripes of yellow, blue, and red.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book with bright green pages features the word “muted” in large, black serif typography. A small, stylised star illustration sits beneath the text.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book displays two pages of fashion photography. One image shows a person holding a red bag, partially obscured by bold, colourful geometric shapes.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

A pink cloth-bound book lies flat against a beige background. The cover reads “It’s Nice That” with an arrow, followed by “ANNUAL” in a handwritten style and the year “2013”.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book with pale orange pages. The right page features an introductory text starting with “Before we begin...” and a small illustration of a figure in a pointed hat.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book shows two facing pages, each featuring a different floral wallpaper pattern. On the left, a black dog sits on a green cushion; on the right, a fluffy dog sits on a blue velvet stool.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book displays a landscape photograph of a mountain range. The image features a crowd of people gathered near a building, with the peaks tinted in shades of pink and purple.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book shows a photograph of a person in a white spacesuit and helmet marked with the number “52”. The opposite page features a profile for “Vincent Fournier” with a block of introductory text.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book with bright blue pages features bold black text that reads “giant orbs of multi-coloured PVC...”. Small, simple line drawings are scattered around the quote.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book shows a red page with an illustration of a person talking on a phone, with a speech bubble reading “allo?”. The opposite white page features a photograph of a person standing before a wall that reads “i feel so online”.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book shows two photographs on facing pages. The left page features a close-up of a person in white papal robes wearing a gold cross. The right page shows a person in a blue tank top sitting in a motorised scooter.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book with bright green pages. The word “muted” is printed across the centre in a bold, black serif typeface, enclosed in large double quotation marks.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book with black pages displays the white text “Graduates 2013”. A small, stylised illustration of a person sits beside the date.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book shows two pages of artist profiles. The left page features a collage with the text “NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE”, while the right page shows a colourful illustration of a large, red sun-like face.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book shows a colourful illustration of a bird and tropical leaves on the left page. The right page features a layout of stationery and the heading “A Practice For Everyday Life”.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book with lime green pages. Bold black text across the centre reads “Armenian Cattle Quarterly”, with a small illustrated figure holding a banner.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

An open book with bright yellow pages. Bold black text across the spread reads “gently iconoclastic”, accompanied by a small cartoon figure on the left.
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It’s Nice That/Commission Studio: The Annual 2013

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