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From a space-themed exhibition identity to an AR app that can tell you what you can build from Lego, here are some of our favourite stories from the past few weeks.

Lou Escobar’s photographs position the human subject between the real and the surreal

7 July 2021

Cartoons, sci-fi and the environment collide in the work of Flora Mottini

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“I find it really insulting when people expect me to work for free” – Otegha Uwagba lays bare the inequities of the creative industry

8 July 2021

Brickit is a new AR app that will scan your old pile of Lego and tell you what you can build

7 July 2021

Designers Mat-Kkal and Lucky Park talk us through a space-themed exhibition identity for SF2021

6 July 2021

The Next Generation 2021

In a revamp of our long running series The Graduates, we highlight the most promising creatives entering the creative industry in an explosive showcase alongside a collection of handy advice articles.

Yinka Ilori: The Power of Storytelling

It’s Nice That’s first ever guest editor, artist Yinka Ilori, presents a week-long takeover exploring the power of storytelling when combined with creative craft.

Hannah Buckman illustrates a comic from a cut scene of Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles

1 July 2021

Julianknxx presents a poetic reimagining of Yinka Ilori’s If Chairs Could Talk

30 June 2021

“I don’t care what people think. As artists, we have to express ourselves”: Yinka Ilori in conversation with Yinka Shonibare

29 June 2021

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Navarra on its identity for Glaze, an every day product de-stigmatising cannabis from ‘stoner culture’

Cinthia Mulanga’s mixed-media works interrogate the notion of beauty

Kirsty Mackay’s four-year project looks at health inequalities and life expectancy in Glasgow

Tracy Debenport’s educational art showcases the inspirational creative properties of mould

Creative freelancers hit hardest by pandemic, new study reveals

Extinction Rebellion prints Not The Sun, a truth-telling spoof of the British tabloid

Jamie Hawkesworth and Hannah Buckman explore notions of Home at Nicer Tuesdays July

Jobs of the week from Two Times Elliot, Sony Music Entertainment and Everbloom!

OrtnerSchinko designs simple and unusual branding for “radical cuisine”, art and culture

Photographer Duong Gia Hiếu on capturing the quotidian beauty of Vietnamese street style

Best of the Month

Iron Maiden returns with an overtly political animated epic by Nicos Livesey

Embracing the chaotic possibilities of lettering with Anna Czuż

Illustrator Olivia Fields has mastered the craft of editorial work

The BBC’s animated Tokyo Olympics trailer is packed with hidden easter eggs

Lou Escobar’s photographs position the human subject between the real and the surreal

Cartoons, sci-fi and the environment collide in the work of Flora Mottini

“I find it really insulting when people expect me to work for free” – Otegha Uwagba lays bare the inequities of the creative industry

Brickit is a new AR app that will scan your old pile of Lego and tell you what you can build

Designers Mat-Kkal and Lucky Park talk us through a space-themed exhibition identity for SF2021

The Next Generation 2021

The Next Generation 2021: Applications extended!

Networking in a pandemic and post-pandemic world

What’s the cost? Creatives tell us what they actually charge for projects

Everything you need to know when entering the creative industry

Why you should apply to The Next Generation 2021

Four creatives discuss side job stigma and why they don’t dictate your success

Yinka Ilori: The Power of Storytelling

Hannah Buckman illustrates a comic from a cut scene of Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles

Julianknxx presents a poetic reimagining of Yinka Ilori’s If Chairs Could Talk

“I don’t care what people think. As artists, we have to express ourselves”: Yinka Ilori in conversation with Yinka Shonibare

Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales

Four creatives share the playlists that keep them inspired

Eve De Haan’s neon artworks share snippets of stories for viewers to finish

Creativity isn’t a commodity, it’s a fuel for community

Designing dining: How kitchen objects become imbued with culinary culture

Multidisciplinary artist Kay Davis tells stories of childhood and identity

Introducing Extra Nice – a new way to boost your creativity, give back to the community, and support It’s Nice That too.

Jamie Hawkesworth takes us on a photographic journey around The British Isles

Sporty Stories

David Shrigley, Chris Simpson and more illustrate a series of beer mats in celebration of the Euros

Rob Flowers creates a clothing collection inspired by his hometown of Margate

Nicos Livesey depicts Bale, Mbappe and Ronaldo in the Euros waiting room for BBC trailer

Todd Midler captures the enthusiasm and unexpected beauty of car racing

Steel Warriors documents an outdoor gym made from melted down knives and the community who use it

Chelsea Football Club celebrates London’s creativity with Kelly Anna, Alva Skog and more

Martial arts meets high fashion and activism in a creative explosion of female rage

Peter Blake collaborates with cycling clothing studio Milltag for a new capsule collection

How To Be A Roll Model explores the empowering individuals behind Amsterdam’s youngest skate crew

Behind the mascot, the poster and kits: How the 1990 Italian World Cup flagged a new era for football

Afrosurf, a book founded by Selema Masekela, tells the untold stories of surfing culture in Africa

VanMoof collaborates with illustrator Jim Stoten to animate a campaign celebrating the positive impact of cycling

Glorious is a new platform celebrating women’s sport through art and culture

Latest talks from Nicer Tuesdays

David Uzochukwu explains the inspirations for his otherworldly, dramatic imagery

Nigel Poor on teaching a photography class in America’s oldest and largest prison

Archief Cairo on reviving the world’s only letterpress with hieroglyphics

How prop design transports actors into a different world: Annie Atkins on career tips, Wes Anderson and more

How can photography be used to rehabilitate in prisons?

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