Launch Recite Me assistive technology

Reading"The Weekender: We're back,..."

More fromWork

Search
Insights logo-02 (2).pngVisual Research Departmentones-to-watch-logo.pngNew Talent Showcasenicer-tuesdays_4EYeKbc.original_LX34dOgtRradbgIB.pngEventsif-you-could.original_229MJxvLEEiTYHJk.pngCreative Jobs Board
Home
A dark red vintage car is parked on a dirt patch in front of a row of tall palm trees. Large, white hand-painted text across the centre reads “THE WEEKENDER”.

The Weekender: We're back, we're fat, and we're raring to go. It's time for The Weekender

Words
It's Nice That
—
Date
3 January 2014

Wilkommen to the new year! We’re back! We’ve actually been back for a few days now, bleary eyed and full of gravy we waddled to our desks and began tapping away, firing up the internet for another year of content. Are you excited? You should be. More importantly, this is the first of a whopping 48 Weekenders to come. Not as excited? Fair enough, it is a bit of a weird weekly tradition. We like it though.

A person in a yellow bikini swims in deep blue water, surrounded by several sharks. In the bottom right corner, the Tampax logo appears in white.
Above

Spectacular Tampax advert

4. A Twitter feed to celebrate the best ads ever made? Sure.

Because we like adverts, and we like to be spoon-fed. I know, I know, it’s not commendable but the new year is not about lies, it’s about honesty. And we are big, content hungry babies. open wide.

3. Pottery zoetrope, anyone?

This really is fantastic. An animated ceramic zoetrope. Nothing like a bit of craft to start the year.

2. An animation celebrating shit nights out

That’s right, it’s called Wallflowers and even has a Keith Haring cameo! Not that he’d make a night out shit, quite the opposite in fact. Enjoy!

1. Japanese illustration at its very best from Studio Takeuma

Wow. Just wow. Fantastically unique illustration combined with japanese graphic design makes for some very impressive work indeed, meet Kyoto’s Studio Takeuma.

A person in blue jeans holds a bright pink plastic bag. Bold white text laid over the image reads “Friday Mixtape”.

Yep, you’re back to work. You’re poor, wet and cold and with a long expanse of grey ahead of you…But cheer up! It might never happen! We’ve put together 12 songs all with underlying themes of “new” or “return” or “back”. Apologies about the Take That, but you know what? We do want you back, and we want you for good. Put it on the office stereo and watch those frowns turn upside down.

A collection of design materials laid out on a light blue surface. A black book features a white geometric logo, while a purple illustration shows a large eye peering through a forest. Other items include a magazine titled “Put An Egg On It” and a white card with “I’m Ghost” handwritten in red.

Fortunately as we were waddling bleary eyed back to our desks yesterday we were met by the postman, also waddling, albeit the fact that his strain was caused by the weight of a giant sackful of post and not by the sheer amount of food he had consumed over Christmas. Although I imagine it was a lot. We’re the winners in this situation though, because would you just look at all the stuff we’ve got for you?

An illustration on a book cover shows a large, pink eye staring out from a dark forest. Jagged, radiating lines surround the eye, set against a backdrop of deep purple trees and a pale moon.
Above

Blink Magazine: Issue #30

An open book shows a portrait of a person with a surprised expression on the right page. The left page features the name “Juul Kraijer” above a biographical text and a website link.
Above

Blink Magazine: Issue #30

An open book displays a series of six small, square photographs. The images show a mix of food, including a burger on a stick, and surreal figures in costumes.
Above

Blink Magazine: Issue #30

An open book displays two photographs side by side. The left image shows a sun-dappled path under trees draped in Spanish moss, while the right shows a person sitting outside a rustic wooden cabin.
Above

Blink Magazine: Issue #30

Blink Magazine: Issue #30

Where many other photography magazines are a bit cluttered Blink is simply designed to showcase exciting contemporary photography in its very best light. What’s more, it contains many lensmiths who’ve already graced the pages of It’s Nice That and who we’re only too happy to see again, so it can only be excellent, right?
www.blinkreflex.com

A white box and two matching lighters sit against a pale blue background. The box features colourful, bubbly illustrations and text that reads “colette & steve harrington” and “air de colette”.
Above

Steve Harrington for Colette: Candle and Lighters

Two white lighters stand side by side against a plain blue background. Each is decorated with colourful, cartoonish illustrations including a palm tree and a cocktail glass.
Above

Steve Harrington for Colette: Candle and Lighters

A small pink cube-shaped box featuring cartoon illustrations of palm trees and a banana. The top of the box displays the word “colette:” in a bold, black sans-serif typeface.
Above

Steve Harrington for Colette: Candle and Lighters

A small pink cube-shaped box featuring colourful, distorted illustrations of letters. The top reads “colette” in a black serif font, followed by a handwritten signature and the words “AIR DE COLETTE”.
Above

Steve Harrington for Colette: Candle and Lighters

Steve Harrington for Colette: Candle and Lighters

We’re longstanding fans of Steve Harrington (who isn’t?) so we were obviously chuffed this week to receive the candle and lighters he has designed for Paris’ super trendy store Colette. His trademark palm trees and wiggly shapes all all over the place, as expected, and it’s nothing short of excellent.
www.steveharrington.com

A black textured book lies flat against a pale turquoise background. A silver foil logo and the words “STUDENTS OF DESIGN” are stamped in the centre.
Above

Students of Design: Collective

An open book displays a portfolio page for “Thomas Schostok”. The left page features a collage of abstract shapes, textures and a small logo for “Phone Booth Gallery”. The right page contains a portrait of a person alongside several columns of descriptive text.
Above

Students of Design: Collective

An open book displays a design study for a logo. The pages show various iterations of a geometric “W” alongside the word “Whitney” and the heading “The Responsive W”.
Above

Students of Design: Collective

An open book shows a layout with a large, pale pink image of a folded brochure. Beside it, a block of text begins with the word “Holt” in bold.
Above

Students of Design: Collective

Students of Design: Collective

The aim is simple: to remind graduate designers and practising designers that “to forget, ignore or fail to embrace continuous learning is to misunderstand what it means to be a designer”, and in doing so, to reconnect designers with the young designers who are eager to hear their advice. What could be better than that?
www.collectivemagazine.com.au

A white piece of paper centered on a bright blue background. Red handwritten text across the middle reads “I’M GHOST”.
Above

Merijn Hos: _ I’m Ghost_

A red print of a curled-up figure on a white rectangular page. The page is set against a plain blue background.
Above

Merijn Hos: I’m Ghost

A red screen print of a figure emerging from a teacup and saucer. The figure is a simple, rounded shape with a small arm raised in a wave.
Above

Merijn Hos: I’m Ghost

Two red Risograph prints on white paper against a blue background. One shows a potted plant with heart-shaped leaves, while the other depicts a dense cluster of foliage.
Above

Merijn Hos: I’m Ghost

Merijn Hos: I’m Ghost

Illustrator extraordinaire Merijn Hos sent us this beautiful portfolio of riso prints entitled I’m Ghost, last week. Populated with ambiguous looking faces and strange creatures concealed in teacups and behind plants, they’re really lovely.
www.merijnhos.com

Tweet of the Week


Dogs doing selfies of the week

Two dogs lie side by side on a paved surface. A brown dog looks up with a wide-eyed, surprised expression, while a white Bull Terrier smiles with its paw raised.

Scathing new year’s resolutions article of the week

It’s by Stuart Heritage (who we love) and it’s hilarious. here we are.

Tears for Fears covering Animal Collective song of the week

How is this possible? And how is it so good?

Reporter passing out mid-way through an interview of the week

Ouch!

Old David Blaine clip of the week

It’s that time he went on GMTV and showed his creepy eye hand to a bemused Eamonn Holmes. CLASSIC.

Beyonce winning all over the place AGAIN of the week

And people say she’s just a singer, this speech is INCREDIBLE

Horses taking a selfie of the week

Three brown horses huddle close together, their heads overlapping. One horse in the centre shows its teeth in a wide, comical grin.

Byeeeeeee!

Share Article

Further Info

About the Author

It's Nice That

—

This article was written by the It’s Nice That team. To find our editors and writers, please head over to our Contact page.

Related content

Starting a creative career has never felt harder – 28 industry voices on what comes next

Starting a creative career has never felt harder – 28 industry voices on what comes next

in 7 hours
Cat How: the bottom rung will come back – but someone has to build it on purpose

Cat How: the bottom rung will come back – but someone has to build it on purpose

in 7 hours
Jay Anderson: if you remove the first rung, who is going to climb the ladder?

Jay Anderson: if you remove the first rung, who is going to climb the ladder?

in 7 hours
A New Direction’s Oliver Benjamin: be kind, make stuff, learn the tools

A New Direction’s Oliver Benjamin: be kind, make stuff, learn the tools

in 7 hours

It's Nice That Newsletters

Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox? Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world.