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How&How's colourful and collaged Bristol Dockyards rebrand makes nautical cliches walk the plank
21+ hour, 35+ min ago (491+ words) Taking tips from the city itself this brand system uses iron clad typography and photo collage to bring the heart of Bristol back up to date. How&How's colourful and collaged Bristol Dockyards rebrand makes nautical cliches walk the plank…...
Like a sad Lana Del Rey song, Louise Laborie's comics illustrate a quiet, neon Americana
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (193+ words) Collecting visual references from film and music, the artist's tender drawings are like a road trip across an empty America, where transience is never-ending. Louise Laborie: Derrie're le pont de Chevire" (Copyright " Louise Laborie, 2026) Louise Laborie: Poteau e"lectrique (Copyright…...
From Olivetti to Instagram: a short history of modern brand design
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (265+ words) In an excerpt from Taschen's The Elements of Brand Design, Katharina Sussek and Jens M'ller chart the genesis and evolution of modern branding and visual identities, from the 19th century to how we experience them today. This article was first published…...
Tractor Beam is a "soilpunk" sci-fi magazine with psychedelic design that teleports you to another world
1+ week, 1+ day ago (332+ words) This speculative fiction online magazine is all about the "soilpunk, the aesthetics of resistance on planet Earth. The website takes unique, imaginative stories and goes even further with them, turning the entire web experience into a rabbit-hole of trippy visuals…...
Sicko is a book that celebrates the design of airline sick bags and the man who's collected them since 1989
1+ week, 1+ day ago (95+ words) What else is there to say? This book is sick. Sicko is now available to be purchased from Elizaberth Mc Cafferty's online shop. Paul M (He/Him) is a Junior Writer at It's Nice That since May 2025. He studied (BA)…...
Studio Nari wordmark gives Threads a voice of its own
1+ week, 1+ day ago (509+ words) It's Nice That Studio Nari wordmark gives Threads a voice of its own Studio Nari's new wordmark for Threads helps the platform step out from Instagram's shadow, with a flowing " yet chiselled " design that reflects the momentum and immediacy of…...
Our power has always been in the ability to curate
1+ week, 2+ day ago (510+ words) More from If You Could If you're finding the impacts of AI and the relentless demands of algorithms are draining your team's creative ambitions, you're not alone. In this week's Creative Career Conundrums, Katie Cadwell offers some much-needed motivation. Creative…...
Enter the Bucketverse: KFC's finger-licking rebrand turns an icon into an entire world
1+ week, 2+ day ago (809+ words) It's Nice That Enter the Bucketverse: KFC's finger-licking rebrand turns an icon into an entire world Created with agency JKR, the next chapter for the chicken giant spans a new 3 D logo, custom typefaces, restaurant design and serious amount of…...
Bao's BFF branding embodies the best of fast food and convenience stores
1+ week, 2+ day ago (758+ words) It's Nice That Bao's BFF branding embodies the best of fast food and convenience stores Designed in collaboration with Hato, the brand design for the Bao founders' new restaurant represents fast culture " and is also entirely open-source. Have you ever…...
Inside the handcrafted world-building of Olivia Rodrigo's The Cure music video
1+ week, 2+ day ago (160+ words) An army of over two dozen craftspeople, led by production designer Liam Moore, worked for a month on a gargantuan undertaking that bridged the worlds of practical effects, stop-motion puppetry and miniature art. "It's these visceral experiences, where I was…...