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An overhead shot of various open magazines and art books scattered across a grey surface. The pages feature a mix of bold typography, black and white photography, and colourful illustrations.

Printed Pages AW16 is now available for pre-order – with exclusive prints and more!

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There is just one week to go before Printed Pages goes on general sale around the world – but you can make sure that the issue lands on your doormat early with a host of extra goodies if you order today.

Issue 12 of Printed Pages contains 240 pages of inspiring work and engaging articles that feature creatives from around the world. The magazine brings together the best work on It’s Nice That from the last six months and provides an essential overview of the creative world .

The cover of a magazine titled “Printed Pages” in orange text. Below the title, two shirtless people stand against a dark background, each holding a small anatomical skeleton model against their chest.
An open magazine spread features a person holding a drawing of a wide, toothy mouth in front of their face. To the left, bold red and grey typography reads “From HACKNEY to HOLLYWOOD”.
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Jean Jullien photographed by Samuel Bradley

An open lookbook shows two posters for the “Perlaton Musikfestival”. The first features a gold drum and bowl against a purple background, while the second shows an accordion against a blue backdrop. Both designs use bold, black-and-white typography and list the event dates as “28.–30. April 2016” in Zurich.
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Perlaton festival identity by Badesaison

An open magazine spread featuring a large headline that reads “Heroes and Villains”. The right page shows a 3D render of a stylised, angular human head with brown hair against a pale blue background.
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Heroes of Rio 2016 sculpted by Wilfrid Wood

The cover was shot by Jack Davison as part of a commission that profiles the work of graphic designer John Morgan. Inside, features include an interview with graphic design legend Milton Glaser, illustrator Jean Jullien, exclusive images of TroTro drivers in Ghana by photographer Charlie Kwai, a tribute to the architect Zaha Hadid with a portrait and illustrations by Romy Blumel and a gallery of the heroes of Rio 2016 sculpted by Wilfrid Wood.

Throughout the magazine there are articles covering the work of more than 30 international artists including photographer Blaise Cepis, printmaker Sophy Hollington, and graphic designers Neubau to name but a few.

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Jaemin Lee

Right

Ana Bernaroya

An open book showing a portfolio spread for designer Jaemin Lee. The left page features a black and white poster for the “Seoul Record Fair”, while the right page shows a high-contrast 3D render of stacked, distorted vinyl records.
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Jaemin Lee

Right

Ana Bernaroya

An open book showing a profile of artist Ana Benaroya. The left page features a short biography and a painting of a person in a pink outfit holding a golf club. The right page is filled by a large, colourful painting of a blue figure with a red telephone receiver.
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Ana Bernaroya

An open magazine spread featuring a portrait of Zaha Hadid. The left page is dark grey with white text reading “Zaha Hadid”, “Not just a prodigious talent but a visionary” and “1950–2016”. The right page shows a painterly illustration of Hadid against a blue background.
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Zaha Hadid painted by Romy Blumel

An open magazine spread featuring a black and white portrait of an older person with a beard, leaning on a table. Opposite the photo, bold text reads “Drawing, Ethics, Shakespeare, and Trump”.
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Milton Glaser photographed by Katharina Poblotzki

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TroTro drivers by photographer Charlie Kwai

An open magazine spread features a person in a striped T-shirt shouting with excitement next to a vehicle. The opposite page contains the title “The Wheels on the “Trotro”” in bold typography.
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TroTro drivers by photographer Charlie Kwai

An open book with two bold, colour-blocked pages. The left page is lime green and the right is red, both featuring black vertical text that reads “From moody graphic minimalism to an equine pseudonym”.
An open magazine spread features a bold headline reading “An Exercise in Style”. Opposite the text, a person sits shirtless on a green velvet sofa, reading a yellow book titled “Dracula”. Another person leans in behind them, resting their head on the reader's shoulder.
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Rudy and Francis Morgan photographed by Jack Davison

For those that preorder the magazine, along with the issue they will receive:
– an exclusive litho poster by illustrator Andy Rementer printed on Offenbach Bible paper
– a limited edition screenprint by Geoff McFetridge
– five postcards featuring some of the best images in the issue
– a set of stickers featuring the artwork on TroTro vans created by Charlie Kwai

The magazine will be on general sale in shops across the world on 27 October.

Three identical prints feature a vertical arrangement of colourful, bold illustrations. From top to bottom, they show a blue mug with a white “N”, a pink eye, a pink and blue shoe with a white “c”, and a yellow pencil with a white “e”.
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Nice print by Andy Rementer

A line drawing of a person crouched low to the ground, leaning forward with one hand touching the floor. The figure is rendered in a minimal, continuous outline style. Small handwritten text at the bottom reads “GM2016”.
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Exclusive Print by Geoff McFetridge

A collection of art prints, photographs and a magazine spread laid out on a grey surface. A large illustration features bold, colourful shapes of a mug, an eye, a sneaker and a pencil. An open magazine shows a person holding a circular object and the headline “From Hackney to Hollywood”.

Celebrate with It’s Nice That as we invite you to our magazine launch party, taking place Thursday 27th October at The Pickle Factory from 8pm-midnight. It’s a free party with drinks provided by Fourpure Brewing Co. and music with Bobby Cleaver (Numbers) and It’s Nice That’s resident DJ.

RSVP is essential, please email [email protected]

A massive thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring the party!

An animation alternating between white text on a black background and a montage of open magazines. The text announces an “Autumn/Winter Launch Party” for “The It’s Nice That Magazine” at “The Pickle Factory, East London” on “Thursday 27 October”, featuring music from “Bobby Cleaver (Numbers)” and a resident DJ.

For wholesale and trade enquiries please contact the following distributors:
UK and Europe distribution: Bryony at Antenne Books [email protected]

For the rest of the world please contact James Frederick at COMAG [email protected]

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