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Words: It's Nice That
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Date: 24 May 2013; Work

Finding it hard to care much about life these days? Let this round-up selection of life-affirmingly creative links and projects bring you back to your old, happy self. Okay, so “life-affirmingly creative” is maybe an exaggeration, but it’s Friday and everyone exaggerates on Friday! Like your mate Craig who said he had fifteen pints that time. He didn’t, Craig’s a liar. Sort your shit life out, Craig.

A person in a long white dress and a black hat runs across a sandy desert landscape. They carry a brown leather bag in one hand and a small pot in the other. — Above
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

6. Kingston students get high

Oh wait, I mean they asked “How High?” different. Very different. Great little film, regardless of their sobriety.

5. Lonely tortoise alert

Does anyone else find this tortoise genuinely attractive? It’s Simba all over again. Famtastic work from the C4 ad team as per. We like the bit with the dildo the best.

4. Criminals never looked so good

We had never seen the work of Sean Lewis before, but thanks to our criminal-loving intern Holly Wilkins, we now know and love him. Well done, Sean.

3. If you live in London…(sorry if you don’t)

Please check out Michael Landy bringing grizzly saints back from the dead in this incredible, robotic, two-years in the making exhibition at the National Gallery

2. Your music taste is whack, have some of ours

That’s a joke, the music played at It’s Nice That is notoriously cheesy. We do make great mix tapes though, enjoy!

1. Pash-un for fash-un

Well, not so much fashion as ludicrously incredible photography. Doesn’t hurt that Edie Campbell is the star of these Peter Lindbergh Vogue shots

A collection of magazines and booklets are scattered across a pink surface. One white cover features the word “BOOKMARKERS” and a small blue image.

In the last of the season of bank holidays (don’t cry), we bring to you a lovely collection of things from brilliantly (and one bizarre) designed magazines, postcards all the way from Brazil and poetry alongside some great illustrations. Now, now, wipe that tear away and stay strong… for us!

The cover of Boat magazine features a person wearing a white T-shirt and a white head covering. They sit at a table with their hands clasped, looking directly at the camera. The masthead reads “boat magazine” and “Kyoto”, with a smaller box stating “Issue 5/8 Spring Summer 2013”. — Above
Boat Magazine #5

An open book shows a photograph of four children standing on a city pavement. They wear matching dark uniforms and hats, smiling and posing with peace signs while holding bags. — Above
Boat Magazine #5

An open book laid against a bright pink background. The left page features the heading “Kitayama Forestry” above two columns of text, while the right page shows a photograph of a winding road beside a dense forest of tall, thin trees. — Above
Boat Magazine #5

An open book laid against a pink background. The top page shows a blue motorbike parked outside a shop, while the bottom page features a person in a blue jacket standing before shelves of bottled drinks. — Above
Boat Magazine #5

An open book page titled “Everyday Objects” shows three small photographs of items. These include a plastic recycling bag, a green carton of tea and a small brown bear charm. — Above
Boat Magazine #5

Boat Magazine #5

Each issue of Boat takes you to a different part of the world and this time it’s Kyoto, Japan. Delving into Kyoto’s culture and people, this magazine is just lovely. Did you know that Kyoto is the home of Nintendo? Well I didn’t! You could happily sit down and read this magazine cover to cover.
www.boat-mag.com

A small red and blue booklet rests on a purple background. The cover features the word “PUM” at the top and a red band wrapped around the centre. — Above
Postcards by Estudio Pum

A fan of seven colourful printed cards laid across a bright pink background. The front card is dark blue and red, featuring a stylised face and the words “Moda Corna”. — Above
Postcards by Estudio Pum

Four colourful printed cards are scattered across a purple surface. Each card features a large number and graphic elements, including one that reads “SINS”. — Above
Postcards by Estudio Pum

Two cards lie side by side on a bright pink background. The left card is red and black, featuring a face with a horn and the words “PUM” and “MODA CORNA”. The right card is white with a minimalist orange graphic in the centre. — Above
Postcards by Estudio Pum

A scattered pile of colourful printed cards on a purple surface. The cards feature bold abstract shapes, patterns and cursive text in vibrant shades of orange, blue, red and lime green. — Above
Postcards by Estudio Pum

Postcards by Estudio Pum

We receive a lot of wonderful things all around the world and what Estudio Pum has sent us are no different. Based in Brazil, Estudio Pum is a multi-disciplinary studio who like to develop eye-catching projects – and these postcards do not hold back on eye-popping colour. Woah!
www.estudiopum.com

A colourful, abstractly illustrated book cover featuring geometric shapes and organic forms in red, blue and yellow. The Roman numeral “III” is printed in bold black in the centre. — Above
Clinic III

An open book laid against a bright pink background. The left page contains a poem titled “To Help the Birds Through Winter”, while the right page features a bold, abstract illustration in black, grey and white. — Above
Clinic III

An open book shows an illustration of thin, reddish-brown trees with white bases. They stand on a green field against a backdrop of grey, geometric buildings. — Above
Clinic III

An open book rests on a bright pink surface. The left page shows a photograph of figures in robes before a classical building, with a colourful glowing ring floating in the centre. The right page contains text and the name “Katie Wilkinson” at the top. — Above
Clinic III

An open book rests against a bright pink background. The page features the title “Atavista” and text by Lawrence Giffin, with the opening line reading “This is not my shit.” — Above
Clinic III

Clinic III

Clinic is a poetry, arts and music platform based in South-East London, and they create these lovely little books packed full of poetry and illustration. I can’t say I am all that partial to poetry, but these guys have steered it away from the stereotype (broody, beret-wearing man in the corner) and made it cool. Check out one of their events in London or just sit in a dark corner with the book instead.
www.clinicpresents.com

A white magazine cover featuring the title “BOOKMARKERS” in orange text. A small, vertical blue rectangle in the centre shows a partial view of a person’s face. — Above
Bookmarkers #1

An open book rests on a bright pink surface. The right page features a chapter title that reads “Evocative Objects: Things We Think With”, followed by several paragraphs of text. — Above
Bookmarkers #1

An open book displays a series of black and white chronophotographs. The images show a sequence of two people moving together, with a caption below reading “Girl being picked up and held by woman.” — Above
Bookmarkers #1

An open book on a pink background. The left page features black and white photographs of Marina Abramović and the heading “Marina Abramović, The Artist is Present”. The right page contains a large, orange typographic quote that reads “I eat a large onion with the skin on with my eyes looking up to the sky complaining about my life”. — Above
Bookmarkers #1

An open book displays two botanical illustrations of lilies on facing pages. Below the images, a heading reads “IX Botanical Illustration”. — Above
Bookmarkers #1

Bookmarkers #1

Set up by second year Kingston student David Bhalla, he went to his university’s library looking specifically for books that have been bookmarked and collated the most interesting finds into Bookmarkers, adding his thoughts alongside. David’s enthusiasm for learning new information and the reasons behind choosing each bookmark makes this a fascinating read.
www.davidbhalla.co.uk

A white card sits against a bright pink background. It features a small black smiley face in the top right and a larger, abstract face created by cut-out holes in the centre. — Above
Wonder Room #1

An open book with black pages rests on a pink surface. The left page shows a sketch of a figure with a bird's head wearing a T-shirt that reads “KURT”, while the right page features a photo of a rubber duck and the word “DEB” written in reverse. — Above
Wonder Room #1

An open book shows a black and white image of a lunar landscape. Two rectangular strips of grey paper are laid over the pages, each featuring a single human eye. — Above
Wonder Room #1

An open book shows a black and white image of the Kool-Aid Man. The character is reflected in a rippling surface of water. — Above
Wonder Room #1

An open zine with black and white prints rests on a bright pink surface. The left page shows a stylised illustration of a face, while the right page features a dark rectangular image and a simple line drawing of a cube. — Above
Wonder Room #1

Wonder Room #1

Yes the smile on the front cover may haunt me for life but this book is so brilliant! Wonder Room is a collection of sketches, photos, outtakes and bits of work that Steve Hockett has accumulated over the last few years. Trippy and totally random, you may come across a seagull or paint splashes… Or that smile again!
www.wonder-room.eu

Tweet of the Week

Sharing is caring.

“I once hid under my sister’s bed to scare her but I fell asleep & when I woke up I thought I was in a coffin & screamed lots & we both cried”

Didn’t we all, @adamhess1, didn’t we all…

Genius Vine of the week

I wasn’t into this whole Vine thing, until I saw THIS and had my life bettered. There was a point this week when I actually just had it on loop in my bedroom. The question is, which dog is funnier?! I STILL DON’T KNOW.

Unwelcome Eureka! moment of the week

Remember that really shitty day when everyone realised the earth was round not flat and did a communal slap to the forehead? Well imagine how us Internet drones felt when we found out that the word Gif is pronounced “Jif”! I know! The guy who invented them (a God amongst men) says so here.

LOL at the BBC of the week

Well, not so much lolling at the BBC, they are really quite good and serious. But the people that WRITE on the BBC website, that’s a whole other story. Here’s a recipe for Marmite on Toast from the Good Food section. The comments, are, gold.

A screenshot of a recipe page on the Goodfood website for “Marmite on toast”. The page shows a photo of two slices of dark brown toast on a white plate, garnished with a single bay leaf. — Above
Yes, that’s a bay leaf

That’s yer lot, toodles!

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