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Jenny Brewer

Jenny joined the editorial team as It’s Nice That’s first news editor in April 2016. Having studied 3D Design, she has spent the last seven years working in design journalism. Contact her with news stories relating to the creative industries.

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  1. Sandro-miller-psychogenic-fugue-photgraphy-itsnicethat-list Photography — John Malkovich plays iconic David Lynch characters in photo series by Sandro Miller
  2. Channel-4_4creative_handmaids-tale_metro_advertising_itsnicethat Advertising — 4Creative brings The Handmaid’s Tale’s dystopian world to Britain in provocative ad campaign
  3. Dougie-wallace_goan-to-the-dogs_photography_itsnicethat_list Photography — Dougie Wallace asks “who are the happiest dogs?” with new series Goan to the Dogs
  4. Morgan-powell_finger-machines_animation_itsnicethat-list Animation — Morgan Powell's animated industrial finger machines will unnerve and hypnotise you
  5. England-2018-world-cup-squad-announcement-wieden-kennedy-dan-emmerson-somesuch-advertising-itsnicethat-6 Advertising — England’s 2018 World Cup squad announced in film by Somesuch’s Dan Emmerson for Wieden+Kennedy
  6. Scouts-rebrand-not-on-sunday-graphic-design-itsnicethat-badges-list Graphic Design — The Scouts rebrand aims to reflect a “more relevant image of Scouting”
  7. Airbnb_cereal_typeface_font_dalton-maag_graphic-design_itsnicethat-list-2 Graphic Design — Airbnb launches new bespoke font Cereal, designed with Dalton Maag for online and offline fluidity
  8. Stanley-kubrick-photographs_through-a-different-lens_photography_film_itsnicethat-5 Publication — Photographs by a teenage Stanley Kubrick reveal the director's intuitive eye for character
  9. Sophie-harris-taylor_epidermis_photography_itsnicethat_list Photography — Sophie Harris-Taylor breaks down the stigmas of skin issues with photo series Epidermis
  10. Itsnicethat_kontrast_timokuilder Illustration — Timo Kuilder launches Kontrast, an illustrated mobile puzzle game
  11. Google-doodle_georges-me%cc%81lie%cc%80s_nexus_backtothemoon_1 Animation — Today’s Google Doodle is a magical VR animated film homage to Georges Méliès
  12. Sagmeister-and-walsh-ladies-wine-design-sorry-i-have-no-filter-itsnicethat Miscellaneous — Sagmeister & Walsh launches Sorry I Have No Filter, selling merch to champion creative women
  13. Art-paul_playboy-logo_itsnicethat Graphic Design — Playboy’s original logo designer and art director for 30 years, Art Paul, has died aged 93
  14. Uniform_rugu_augmented-reality-product-review-app_digital_itsnicethat_logo Digital — Uniform launches augmented reality product review app, Rugu, aimed at Snapchat generation
  15. Je-suis-charlie-banner-outside-palais-de-tokyo-at-january-10_-2015_-credit-paul-skgdesign-museum-hope-to-nope-graphic-and-politics-2008-18-exhibition-publication-itsnicethat Graphic Design — More than a placard: GraphicDesign&’s Lucienne Roberts on the aesthetics of protest
  16. Standardsmanual-emoji-publication-itsnicethat-list Publication — Standards Manual celebrates the original emoji from late 90s Japan with new book
  17. Davidshrigley-art-itsnicethat-list Art — David Shrigley: "Question Time is like watching people having an argument in a pub"
  18. Margaret_calvert-itsnicethat Graphic Design — Margaret Calvert unveils first ever print, Woman at Work
  19. Fearless-girl-itsnicethat Miscellaneous — D&AD Awards 2018 winners revealed, with ecology, empowerment and satire prevailing
  20. Ok-go-lambchild-superstar-vr-digital-itsnicethat-2 Digital — Chris Milk and OK Go’s Damian Kulash Jr made a VR experience for Tribeca Film Festival
  21. Damien-hirst-peter-blake-heni-talks-art-film-itsnicethat Film — Damien Hirst interviews Peter Blake on new art films platform, Heni Talks
  22. Life-kitchen-hat-trick-design-plates-graphic-design-illustration-itsnicethat-logo Graphic Design — Hat-trick rebrands Life Kitchen, with Marion Deuchars type and plates by Howard Hodgkin and Noma Bar
  23. Tom-fisher-catherine-prowse-the-need-to-be-alone-the-school-of-life-film-itsnicethat-list Film — Rod puppets in intricate felt sets profess The Need to Be Alone for Alain de Botton
  24. Art-of-shinkansen-furze-chan-japan-rail-animation-itsnicethat-list Animation — The Art of Shinkansen animated gif series celebrates the Japanese bullet train
  25. Ikea-place-app-magic-flatpack-portal-augmented-reality-digital-itsnicethat Digital — Ikea included a Narnia-like secret portal in its augmented reality app
  26. Lovers_greenpeace_end-ocean-plastics_graphic-design_itsnicethat_typeface Graphic Design — Lovers’ campaign for Greenpeace borrowed from the “grotesque brand soup” found in our oceans
  27. World-press-photo-2018-ronaldo-schemidt-photography-itsnicethat_list Photography — World Press Photo of the Year 2018 winner Ronaldo Schemidt depicts a Venezuelan protestor ablaze
  28. Pentagram-battersea-dogs-and-cats-home-rebrand-graphic-design-itsnicethat-list Graphic Design — Pentagram rebrands Battersea dogs and cats home to visualise "personality over sentiment"
  29. Diesel-make-love-not-walls-david-lachapelle-list Miscellaneous — Only wise designers and bold clients can survive our seismic cultural changes, says D&AD report
  30. Gillian-ayres-ra-itsnicethat_list Art — British abstract artist Gillian Ayres has died aged 88
  31. I_heart_ny_milton-glaser_film_itsnicethat-list Film — Milton Glaser stars in I Heart NY documentary premiering at Tribeca film festival
  32. Alex-bertulis-fernandes_dial-down-the-feminism_opinion-advertising-art-itsnicethat-list Opinion — "Dial down the feminism" creator Alex Bertulis-Fernandes on the aftermath of going viral
  33. Patrick-thomas-rapid-response-unit-24-hours-news-art-itsnicethat Art — Patrick Thomas to produce real-time graphic response to real and fake news for Rapid Response Unit
  34. Bex-day_transgender_adobe-stock_photography_itsnicethat-list Photography — Bex Day brings the UK’s under-represented transgender community to stock photography
  35. Pollution-pods-render-somerset-house_michael-pinsky-art-itsnicethat Art — Visitors will breathe in the pollution of different cities in upcoming Michael Pinsky installation
  36. Eurolab-forum-european-culture-wolfgang-tillmans-rem-koolhaas-eu-rebrand-itsnicethat Miscellaneous — Wolfgang Tillmans and Rem Koolhaas call on European creatives to rebrand the EU
  37. David-bowie-statue-andrew-sinclair-sculpture-itsnicethat_list Sculpture — Statue of David Bowie unveiled in Aylesbury
  38. Baron-harley-weir-jamie-reid-function-publication-itsnicethat-7 Publication — Harley Weir and Jamie Reid explore the functions of the female body for Baron
  39. March-for-our-lives-amplifier-gun-reform-protest-posters_graphic-design_itsnicethat_list Graphic Design — March for our Lives: artists including Shepard Fairey donate protest posters for the gun reform rallies
  40. Marina-willer_red-trees_film_itsnicethat-list Film — Pentagram’s Marina Willer releases first feature film Red Trees on Netflix
  41. Willo-perron_thirty-seconds-to-mars_album-cover_graphic-design_itsnicethat-apple-list Graphic Design — Brian Roettinger's album cover for Thirty Seconds To Mars’ America can be customised via online generator
  42. Have-heart-will-anderson-animation-itsnicethat Animation — Will Anderson’s Bafta-nominated animation Have Heart follows a gif stuck in an infinite loop
  43. Netflix-sans-typeface-dalton-maag-graphic-design-itsnicethat-list Graphic Design — Netflix unveils Netflix Sans, a new custom typeface developed with Dalton Maag
  44. Malcolm-garrett-love-battery-buzzcocks-poster-graphic-design-g-f-smith-itsnicethat-list Graphic Design — Malcolm Garrett on his first ever Buzzcocks artwork, and his advice to emerging graphic designers
  45. Wes-anderson-isle-of-dogs-exhibition-london-set-design-itsnicethat-list-2 Set Design — Original sets and puppets from Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs to be exhibited in London
  46. Mark-shaw_kennedys_proud-galleries_photography_itsnicethat_-list-a-portrait-of-jackie-and-jfk-_-white-house_-1961 Exhibition — Mark Shaw’s intimate portraits of the Kennedys go on display 55 years after JFK’s assassination
  47. Reallivingwagepledge-itsnicethat Advertising — The Real Living Wage Pledge aims to ensure fair pay for everyone, including interns
  48. David-wilson-arcade-fire-money-and-love-film-itsnicethat-list-2 Film — David Wilson creates short film for Arcade Fire co-starring Toni Collette
  49. Future-london-rebrand-graphic-design-itsnicethat-logo-list_3 Graphic Design — ONY rebrands the Future London Academy, with help from Michael Wolff, to reflect the city's architecture
  50. Taylor-swift-delicate-video-joseph-kahn-spike-jonze-kenzo-world-ad-film-itsnicethat Film — Director of Taylor Swift's Delicate video accused of copying Spike Jonze’s Kenzo advert
  51. Times-up-advertising-itsnicethat Advertising — Time’s Up takes on sexual harassment in ad land with Time’s Up, Advertising
  52. Lucy-alex-mac-photography-itsnicethat-list Photography — Lucy Alex Mac’s bizarre, comedic portrait photography avoids “pretty for pretty’s sake”
  53. Vimeo-staff-picks-decade-sxsw-kirsten-lepore-hi-stranger-film-animation-itsnicethat-list Film — Vimeo Staff Picks team selects its top 100 films in a decade for SXSW
  54. Studio-mm-getty-creative-in-focus-publication-itsnicethat-list Publication — Studio MM on designing Getty’s Creative in Focus magazine, and the power of branded content
  55. Joana-choumali-ca-va-aller-it-will-be-fine-photography-itsnicethat-list International Women's Day — Joana Choumali’s beautifully embroidered photographs tackle the melancholy of a community in shock
  56. Pregnant_in_the_creative_industry_opinion_international_womens_day_itsnicethat2 International Women's Day — What I learned, and worried about, as a pregnant woman in the creative industry
  57. Anna-ginsburg_animation_itsnicethat_list International Women's Day — Why is there a lack of women in animation, and what can we do about it?
  58. Anna-ginsburg-what-is-beauty-cnn-animation-itsnicethat-internationalwomensday-list International Women's Day — From Venus de Milo to Kim Kardashian: Anna Ginsburg and CNN examine beauty through the ages
  59. Working-not-working-acquires-the-backscratchers-itsnicethat Miscellaneous — Creative freelancer network Working Not Working acquires The Backscratchers
  60. Jon-hopkins-emerald-rush-elliot-dear-robert-hunter-music-video-animation-itsnicethat-list Animation — Jon Hopkins’ Emerald Rush video by Elliot Dear and Robert Hunter merges animation and lo-tech chemistry experiments
  61. Stanley-kubrick-napoleon-the-greatest-movie-never-made-taschen-publication-itsnicethat-list Publication — Behind Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon, “the greatest movie never made”
  62. Brewdog-pink-ipa-beer-for-girls-advertising-itsnicethat Advertising — Brewdog launches Pink IPA “beer for girls” ahead of International Women’s Day, to Twitter backlash
  63. Justice-4-grenfell-three-billboards-outside-grenfell-london-itsnicethat-list Miscellaneous — Frances McDormand backs Grenfell billboards campaign following Oscars win
  64. Made-in-the-royal-navy-engine-wcrs-greg-hackett-louises-story-advertising-itsnicethat Advertising — Royal Navy recruitment ad takes aim at old fashioned views on gender in the military
  65. Oh-yeah-studio-nike-oslo-typeface-graphic-design-itsnicethat-2 Graphic Design — Oh Yeah Studio’s custom typeface for Nike, Oslo draws from the city's famous running track
  66. Bbc-civilisations-ar-app-nexus-itsnicethat-list Digital — BBC launches Civilisations AR, its first augmented reality app
  67. Rca-royal-college-of-art-battersea-herzog-and-de-meuron Miscellaneous — RCA tops world university rankings for art and design, above MIT, Parsons and RISD
  68. Carsten-holler-the-florence-experiment-art-itsnicethat-list Art — Carsten Höller’s new installation will give visitors a plant to take with them on the slide
  69. Manual-cca-architecture-division-rebrand-graphic-design-itsnicethat Graphic Design — Manual rebrands CCA’s Architecture Division to reflect its own building
  70. Secret-7-event-2018-itsnicethat Events — Secret 7” returns, inviting creatives to design sleeve artwork for Eurythmics and Jimi Hendrix
  71. Caterina-bianchini-room-for-rebellion-graphic-design-itsnicethat-list Graphic Design — Caterina Bianchini creates empowering posters for Irish abortion rights group Room for Rebellion
  72. Fred-rowson-rodney-film-itsnicethat-list Film — Fred Rowson’s comedy horror film Rodney draws on true crime and suburbia
  73. Max_gunther Ones To Watch 2018 — Ones to Watch 2018: illustrator Max Guther
  74. Jonathan_nkondo Ones To Watch 2018 — Ones to Watch 2018: animator Jonathan Djob Nkondo
  75. Piuarch-gucci-headquarters-milan-architecture-itsnicethat-list Architecture — Gucci’s new Milan headquarters transforms an abandoned aircraft factory
  76. Eric-hu-list-itsnicethat Graphic Design — Eric Hu joins Nike as global design director on sportswear
  77. Altos-odyssey-snowman-game-digital-itsnicethat-list Digital — Alto’s Odyssey, the sequel to Alto’s Adventure, sees its snowboarding star glide through the desert
  78. Allan-ahlberg-bruce-ingman_my-worst-book-ever_thames-and-hudson_publication_illustration_itsnicethat-list Publication — Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman’s My Worst Book Ever takes a meta look at picture books
  79. Anthony-burrill-jealous-graphic-design-itsnicethat-4 Graphic Design — Anthony Burrill supersizes his “positive propaganda” for new show
  80. Isle-of-dogs-wes-anderson-review-film-itsnicethat-list Film — Isle of Dogs review: Wes Anderson’s homage to man’s best friend is spot on

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