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Graphic Design: Get fishy with colour-loving designer James Geoffrey Nunn

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Date
14 June 2013

There are many different ways of getting someone’s attention. Throwing a scrunched-up bit of paper at someone’s head usually works, or a wolf whistle often will suffice, but then there’s also a designing a really fantastic, neon poster covered in fish. Job done! That’s exactly how James Geoffrey Nunn attracted us to him, like moths to a flame. His Flying Fish poster made for a “fish performance at Loophole, Berlin” is a beautiful combination of illustration and contemporary graphic design, with a good glug of fun mixed in for good measure. The best part is the rest of his portfolio is equally as grin-inducing.

An illustration of three green fish floating vertically against a pink background. Text between the fish reads “Marc Hönninger” and “Tarn Watkinson”, with “Morkebla” and “Live at Loophole” at the bottom.
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James Geoffrey Nun: Flying Fish

A poster featuring three stylised fish illustrations in pink and blue, set against a gradient background of green, purple and red. The names “Marc Hönninger” and “Tarn Watkinson” are printed in white between the fish. Small text at the bottom reads “Loophole”, “Boddinstraße 60 Berlin” and “28th Mai 2013”.
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James Geoffrey Nun: Flying Fish

An open booklet lies on a grey surface. The left page is light blue with the words “FIUMICINO”, “VILAPIANA” and “LADISPOLI” in dark blue. The right page is orange, featuring a photograph of a coastal town under the word “ANZIO”.
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James Geoffrey Nun: Positano Booklet

A mint green booklet lies flat on a grey surface. Black typographic text on the cover reads “POS IF A NO”, with wavy lines running through the words.
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James Geoffrey Nun: Positano Booklet

A poster featuring a grid of glass jars, each containing a single large eye. The word “Aliens” is written in bold, white capital letters across the bottom.
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James Geoffrey Nun: Aliens

A collage of two landscape photographs showing a desert horizon at dusk. The top image features a bright orange and pink sky with jagged, torn edges, while the bottom image shows a deeper purple and blue twilight.
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James Geoffrey Nun: The Sun Machine

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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