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B.A.M’s new identity for White Cube is an “evolution rather than a revolution”
Lucy Bourton —London-based design and art direction studio B.A.M recently started work on its identity for White Cube gallery, with an unusual aim: “I have a strong view that an identity, especially for White Cube, should be invisible,” co-founder of the studio David McKendrick tells It’s Nice That. Across its galleries the White Cube houses impeccable artworks and B.A.M quickly identified this as a focal point. In turn, the studio didn’t want to design an identity which would draw eyes away from the likes of Gilbert and George or Tracey Emin, but instead, build the graphic design foundations which would house the artworks, and enhance them too.
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Recent artwork by Banksy found in Wales sells for “six-figure sum”
Ruby Boddington —An artwork that appeared in the small Welsh town of Port Talbot, later confirmed by the artist himself to be the work of Banksy, has sold for a “six-figure sum”. The piece titled Season’s Greetings, which shows a child playing in what appears to be snow on one wall, and the burning skip bin producing the ash on the perpendicular wall, appeared just before Christmas on the garage of local resident Ian Lewis.
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Fantastic Man releases What Men Wear, an anthology of male dressing in the 21st Century
Ruby Boddington —“I wouldn’t call this a book about fashion. Some men talk about fashion, many simply talk about clothes; there’s a distinction,” explains Eliot Haworth, on the new release from the makers of Fantastic Man: What Men Wear. An anthology of Fantastic Man’s online feature Questionnaire which instigates conversations from one question – “What garment is key to your personal style?” – the publication brings together a selection of insightful figures to create an oral history of male dressing in the 21st Century.
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Pentagram’s Michael Bierut talks us through his Slack brand reboot
Matt Alagiah —Another day, another major rebrand project from the desk of Pentagram partner Michael Bierut. Just days after he revealed a new “nameless” logo for Mastercard, Michael and his team in New York yesterday (16 January) unveiled a new-look identity for the global workplace chat app Slack. The rebrand sees the disappearance of the familiar hashtag symbol and in its place a new pinwheel logo, as well as a sharpened-up colour scheme.
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Mosh Pit Simulator, perhaps the craziest VR game yet, launches later this month
Jyni Ong —There’s a new VR game coming out at the end of this month, and it’s sure to give Beat Saber a run for its money. The brainchild of renowned games designer Sos Sosowski, Mosh Pit Simulator was actually created by accident two years ago when Sos was playing around with simple AI algorithms to programme human models. This serendipitous discovery informs the basis of Mosh Pit Sumlator, whose characters, called “zombies”, flip-flop around in jerky movement according to the code: “if chest is below 1m, bump chest up”. The premise for Mosh Pit Simulator centres around these manic, “brainless, boneless humanoid creatures” in this highly anticipated, albeit slightly mad, new game.
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Interior Lives documents the unassimilated lives of the largest Chinese population outside of Asia
Jyni Ong —Currently showing at the Museum of the City of New York, a unique exhibition is filling the walls of the galleries. Titled Interior Lives: Contemporary Photographs of Chinese New Yorkers, this exhibition provides an unseen glimpse into the lives of the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia.
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Pixar’s new experimental series SparkShorts to debut this weekend
Josh Baines —Legendary animation studio Pixar has launched a new experimental storytelling platform which aims to unearth creative voices within the studio to share the kind of work that might not usually make it out into the big, wide world of popcorn-littered cinemas.
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Friday Mixtape: illustrator pals Jan Buchczik and Timo Lenzen on their studio tunes
Lucy Bourton —This week’s Friday Mixtape comes from not just one It’s Nice That illustration favourite, but two! While at After School Club in Offenbach during the summer of last year, we had a beer with resident illustrators Jan Buchczik and Timo Lenzen who told us about their love of music, often listening together in their shared studio.
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Caterina Bianchini on her three processes when designing posters
It's Nice That —Scottish-born, London-based designer Caterina Bianchini joined us at December’s Nicer Tuesdays at the tail end of last year, taking us through the process behind her work which filtered into See You At The Dance, a recent book compiling her poster work.
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Illustrator Isabella Cotier’s characters are a celebration of dressing to express
Billie Muraben —Illustrator Isabella Cotier’s work has an expressive energy to it that can only really be achieved when you’re working from life. Her depictions of characters observed as they go about their daily lives are funny, vivid, loose and immediate; capturing moments without necessarily being literal.
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If You Could Jobs —
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Alice Zoo documents the real day-to-day lives of performers in a travelling circus
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Jenny Schweitzer's latest short is an uplifting account of life in an American retirement home
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Next 2 Nothing is the how-to manual of tips and tricks for any aspiring filmmaker
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Haleigh Mun on finding her own illustrative style rather than trying to be a “cool artist”
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New report claims 2018 Glasgow School of Art fire was potentially preventable
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Genuine collaborations inform Swiss design studio Omnigroup's broad practice
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Filmmaker Duncan Cowles on how your own tone of voice can create the best audience reaction
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"Logos date like clothes": Six designers debate what makes an ideal brand identity
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Forget Hollywood, Stefanie Tam’s books showcase the real Los Angeles
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Photographer Ronan Mckenzie on the details that go into curating your own exhibition
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Art —
Optical art icon Bridget Riley unveils huge new work at the National Gallery
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Graphic Design —
Fashion studio Christopher Raeburn unveils new logo and rebrands as Raeburn
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Illustration —
Illustrator José Ja Ja Ja is “fascinated with the possibilities of the medium”
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Graphic Design —
Berlin-based design studio Arc on contrasting typefaces and demanding fair pay
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Regular Practice's Bookshelf helps inform its microscopic attention to type and print
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Advertising —
Mother's latest campaign for Ikea hopes to give you sweet dreams and longer sleeps
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Art —
Viviana Troya presents egg-based optical illusions in new work Hatchery
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Photography —
Maximilian Virgili on photographing the romance and randomness of Mexico
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Product Design —
Back of the net: CALM and Golaso release ten original football-related patches
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Graphic Design —
Village Green talks us through its identity for the 2019 D&AD Festival
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Animation —
Anyways animates the rich history of Soho and Spitalfields for Fora
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Film —
For Droga5 and the New York Times’ new films, the truth is worth it
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Nicer Tuesdays —
Christoph Niemann on the mammoth task of designing a mural with 20,000 tiles
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