It's Nice That

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

Sporty Stories

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Sport

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

20 May 2021

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

28 May 2021

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

17 May 2021

Todd Midler captures the enthusiasm and unexpected beauty of car racing

14 May 2021

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

14 May 2021

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

11 May 2021

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

4 May 2021

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

9 April 2021

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

26 March 2021

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

23 February 2021

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

18 March 2021

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

1 March 2021

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

26 February 2021

Latest talks from Nicer Tuesdays

David Uzochukwu explains the inspirations for his otherworldly, dramatic imagery

14 July 2021

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

13 July 2021

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

17 June 2021

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

13 May 2021

Warsaw-based UVMW designs a playful, hand-drawn wayfinding system for a music school in Poland

BFI's iconic film magazine Sight and Sound gets an identity revamp by Pentagram

Callum Eaton paints “the pop-cultural detritus” of modern British life

Matteo Loglio on breaking down the complex world of AI into child-friendly illustration and art

The Uninvisibility Project, WPP and Brixton Finishing school are helping midlife women enter the ad industry

Every month for three years, Helsinki-club Post Bar has commissioned a poster from local designers to big industry names

Patagonia Action Works connects creatives with organisations to take action against vital issues

Nell Brookfield draws from the unsettling details around her to inspire hyper-stylised vignettes

Moross who? Aries Moross on the challenges and rewards of changing your name

Photographer Marloes Haarmans and set designer Imogen Frost cook up luxury meals from cheap ingredients

Best of the Month

Through considered natural light and delicate colours, Farhan Hussain tells his subjects’ authentic stories

Derek Abella utilises illustration to tap into the universal language of nostalgia

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

How Ewen Spencer’s iconic photos of the Skins cast encapsulated a generation

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

Sadomasochism, forniphilia, female domination and body positivity: Explore the fantasies of Namio Harukawa (NSFW)

Aletheia on the successes of founding a graphic design studio during a pandemic

Out of your depth: when imposter syndrome meets creativity

Justin Roiland, Rick and Morty co-creator, makes his debut in the fine art world

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

How to navigate the creative industry? Four upcoming creatives discuss

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.

Democratic design: How Mette and Rolf fell in love and founded Hay