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The Art of Shinkansen animated gif series celebrates the Japanese bullet train
Jenny Brewer —The Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) has launched a series of 15 short gif animations by various Japanese and international artists to celebrate the bullet train or Shinkansen. The Art of Shinkansen project heralds the iconic trains’ perpetual movement, innovative technology and impeccable service, specifically the original line joining Tokyo and Osaka, in an eclectic range of animated artworks spanning illustration styles and subject matter.
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National Geographic’s creative director Emmet Smith on the publication’s redesign
Lucy Bourton —A long-established and highly respected staple of the newsstands, National Geographic, has been redesigned for its May issue. Released on 24 April, the rethink of the magazine and “the most significant overhaul of content and design since 2000,” builds upon the magazine’s successes, creating even more exploratory visual storytelling. Debuting new paper stock, design, updated sections and specially created typefaces, the redesign is revealed at a time when the publication has a particularly strong reputation and readership.
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Jobs of the week from The Canto Agency, Resi and ustwo Adventure!
It's Nice That —This year we’re bringing you a weekly roundup of the most popular jobs posted in the last seven days on our sister recruitment site If You Could Jobs. To help you find your perfect next career move, you can easily filter jobs by role, location, level and contract type.
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Leon Mark’s refined and infinitely stylish photography
Daphne Milner —Leon Mark’s photographs are refined, graceful and infinitely stylish. The London-based photographer has worked with the likes Vogue Italia and Chanel, cementing his name across the fashion industry. This is partly due to Leon’s ability to capture the distinct personalities of his sitters, extracting their idiosyncrasies with his lens. “I got into photography by studying film and cinema. I’ve always been interested in fashion and art so I started to focus more on the mise en scène of cinema which pushed me towards photography. That, in turn, let me to fashion photography,” Leon tells It’s Nice That. Working mainly across Europe and the US, Leon shoots both film and digital, and is currently working on short fashion films.
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Designer Anatole Couteau’s technical approach lets him communicate simply and precisely
Ruby Boddington —For Anatole Couteau, communication always manifests itself in the simplest and most precise forms. With a portfolio spanning graphic and type design, his work is satisfyingly direct, combining monochrome elements with a variety of custom typefaces in a precise and astute manner.
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2018 Sony World Photography Awards winners are announced
Bryony Stone —The 2018 Sony World Photography Awards is on display at London’s Somerset House until 6 May — and the winners have been announced.
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Sophie Harris-Taylor shares anecdotes and insights from her photo series, Sisters
It's Nice That —In her portraiture, photographer Sophie Harris-Taylor has a knack for capturing personality and dynamics in a beautifully natural way. This is exemplified in her series Sisters, which saw her shooting 80 pairs and groups of sisters over two years, and in turn depicting their unique and intimate relationships.
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Film —
Natalia Stuyk's video for Real Lies is a bewildering and mesmerising amalgamation of clips
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Illustration —
A peek inside Hicham Amrani's trippy new comic Svend & Xanax
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Friday Mixtape —
Friday Mixtape: The Orielles mix for "good times with good people"
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Film —
Rod puppets in intricate felt sets profess The Need to Be Alone for Alain de Botton
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Illustration —
Furniture obsessions and oranges with acid rainbows: new personal work from Julian Glander
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Digital —
Ikea included a Narnia-like secret portal in its augmented reality app
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Graphic Design —
Hotel search engine Trivago rebrands with new logo and identity
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Photography —
Jocelyn Lee's first UK solo exhibition surveys The Appearance of Things (NSFW)
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Architecture —
Architects have designed a foldable skyscraper to offer relief in remote disaster zones
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Photography —
Okobo is photographer William Ukoh's mesmerising tribute to his grandparents
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Nicer Tuesdays —
Alex Norris tells the story of his "Oh No" comics and its “badly drawn blob” star
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Photography —
Seung-Gu Kim creates Lowry-style photographs of South Korean holidays
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Graphic Design —
Baptiste Bernazeau draws on a degenerating building complex for his latest typeface
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Photography —
Fish by Osma Harvilahti is a romantic interpretation of the Japanese fishing industry
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Publication —
DR.ME release the latest issue of Fin? filled with killed projects and ideas that never made it
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Publication —
“Collaborate or die”: Adrian Shaughnessy and Astrid Stavro’s RCA MA students launch a new publication
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Illustration —
T: The New York Times Style Magazine commissions Ilya Milstein to draw a fantasy of 80s New York
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Art —
Auction and exhibition in aid of homeless charity Cardboard Citizens includes art by Tracey Emin and Ian Davenport
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Nicer Tuesdays —
Veronica Ditting on The Gentlewoman and her editorially driven design process
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Illustration —
“Broader representation in illustration is important": artist Tara Booth (NSFW)
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Photograhy —
Sam Rock's series Watching the French reimagines sports photography
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Photography —
From cows drinking to Maison Margiela bags full of eggs: Julia et Vincent's dreamlike photography
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Opinion —
What's the point of an MA in design anyway?
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Graphic Design —
Collins rebrands downtown San Francisco neighbourhood, The East Cut
