Jyni Ong

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

Jyni joined It’s Nice That as an editorial assistant in August 2018 after graduating from The Glasgow School of Art’s Communication Design degree. In March 2019 she became a staff writer and in June 2021, she was made associate editor. Feel free to drop Jyni a note if you have an exciting story for the site.

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Jyni’s top picks from the past couple of month’s

A tale of twins: A changing relationship as told through photography

13 August 2021

This collection of “ghost signs” shows how the Chinese written language has changed over the last century

17 August 2021

Mozaika explores a spectacular archive of Lithuanian children’s book illustration, and its cultural significance

18 August 2021

Meet the studio where cross-pollinated ideas overlap with a simple visual direction

27 July 2021

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6 September 2021

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2 September 2021

“It made me feel like I’d sneezed my entire brain out”: The story behind Molly Fairhurst’s funny music video for Deerhoof

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Explore the playful language of zines with Social Species

20 August 2021

From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice

19 August 2021

Mozaika explores a spectacular archive of Lithuanian children’s book illustration, and its cultural significance

18 August 2021

This collection of “ghost signs” shows how the Chinese written language has changed over the last century

17 August 2021

Jyni’s top picks from the past couple of month’s

A tale of twins: A changing relationship as told through photography

This collection of “ghost signs” shows how the Chinese written language has changed over the last century

Mozaika explores a spectacular archive of Lithuanian children’s book illustration, and its cultural significance

Meet the studio where cross-pollinated ideas overlap with a simple visual direction

An animated hot potato and the gossip behind Farm Panic’s breakup: Laugh out loud with India Hogan

Design as a means of tearing down oppressive thoughts: Handi Kim’s new game questions childhood idolatry

How pop culture can provoke conversation: Meet Vince Ibay’s TikTok-inspired 3D animations

The Next Generation 2021 continued…

A “space for people to be angry and sad”: Gold and Ashes shines a light on the human stories at the heart of Grenfell

Illustrator Chenyue Yuan digs deep into social histories to tell the story of Chinese labourers living and working in factories

The Art of Letters looks beyond the function of type to “realise the beautiful art form within the system”

Inspired by Tibetan Buddhist thangkas, Mellow Meadow’s hypnotic and swirling depictions explore motherhood and nature

Anu Ambasna takes on corporate fatigue and beloved family recipes in her thriving illustration practice

Photographer Nikolai Hagen looks to capture private conversations in his latest series of a Aztalan racetrack

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

Saratta Chuengsatiansup turns depressing headlines into surreal renders

Can artists and designers be immune to today’s political questions? This year’s Pictoplasma highlights artists with a cause

Capturing things and people just as they are, photographer Jolade Olusanya takes a “fly on the wall” approach

“It made me feel like I’d sneezed my entire brain out”: The story behind Molly Fairhurst’s funny music video for Deerhoof

“An adventure into my subconscious world”: Feel a rush of calm with artist Lilou Oh Yeah

Explore the playful language of zines with Social Species

From Seoul to Chennai, London and back to Seoul again: Joonho Ko explains how travel has aided his illustrative practice

Mozaika explores a spectacular archive of Lithuanian children’s book illustration, and its cultural significance

This collection of “ghost signs” shows how the Chinese written language has changed over the last century

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