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An illustration of Barack Obama and Andy Warhol shaking hands against a pink background. Obama wears a black suit and a blue badge, while Warhol wears a black suit, orange sunglasses and a red badge.
An illustration of Barack Obama and Andy Warhol shaking hands against a pink background. Obama wears a black suit and a blue badge, while Warhol wears a black suit, orange sunglasses and a red badge.

Simple and hilarious editorial illustration from Rami Niemi

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Date
4 April 2012

Dry, scathing and sarcastic aren’t necessarily words that you associate with bright colours and smiley, pudgy faced cartoons. Wait until you see Rami Niemi’s work and start realising that he’s got the right idea about pretty much everything. He has made editorial illustrations for countless brands, magazines, companies and books, but always with an equally delicious pinch of irony and naughtiness.

The result? A ruthlessly talented man so comfortable in his ability that he is given complete creative freedom by the big dogs and then praised for his subtly snide creations – this man is a superb and powerful illustrator.

An illustration of a round, pale figure with a large belly against a black background. Two yellow discs, one reading “WATERFREE”, sit on the figure's stomach.
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An illustration of a person with black hair and a white bow tie, wearing a green sweater against a green background. Text above them reads “Blah blah blah Apps blah blah Social blah blah blah Facebook blah blah Engage blah blah.” Smaller text at the bottom reads “Keep fighting the good fight.” and “ArtDirectorsClub”.
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Rami Niemi

An illustration of a family standing outside their home under a crescent moon. A couple embrace and kiss while a child stands beside them, playing with a black dog.
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Rami Niemi

A six-panel illustration featuring various characters in colourful, surreal scenes. Each panel includes onomatopoeic text such as “POP!”, “SMACK!” and “KRAK!” to describe the actions.
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Rami Niemi

An illustration of a person and a child holding hands against a grey background. The person wears a pink jacket and teal trousers, while the child wears a red checked top and a white hooded cape.
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Rami Niemi

An illustration on a teal background features a simple white line drawing of a frowning person. Text above reads “Tech Invalid’s Lament”, while a quote below reads “Unibrowed stoneager, will thou please fix my font problem? It’s cramping my biz. :)”.
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Rami Niemi

A white line illustration on a bright blue background shows a large, rounded figure playing a drum kit. The figure wears a hat and tie, holding drumsticks and playing a harmonica.
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Rami Niemi

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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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