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Photography as magic tricks: Dina Litovsky on the ethics of photographing the public
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/nicer-tuesdays-june-2025-dina-litovsky-280825
Published: August 28, 2025 11:00
Dina Litovsky took to the Nicer Tuesday stage in New York City with It’s Nice That’s US editor-at-large Elizabeth Goodspeed to discuss her incredible body of work featuring starkly lit, uncompromising photographs as seen in The New York Times and Time…
Ashnikko’s new music video taps into our ultra-kitsch obsession with trinkets
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/blinkink-ashnikko-lea-esmaili-film-project-280825
Published: August 28, 2025 08:00
Digitally manipulated faces, gaudy cosmetics and maximalist set design all appear in this gumball machine of Gen-Z aesthetics directed by Léa Esmaili.
This cyanotype series grapples with the process of leaving Russia on ethical grounds
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ida-anderson-photography-discover-270825
Published: August 28, 2025 08:00
Delving into the “shady, awkward sides” of human connection, Ida Anderson evokes loss, melancholy and the fractal nature of our communication with one another.
The Good, the Bad, and the Iffy: is there such a thing as an ethical designer?
https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/is-there-such-thing-as-an-ethical-designer-creative-industry-280825
Published: August 28, 2025 07:00
Designers from Pentagram, Koto, Creech, and more talk candidly about the murky waters of client selection, the logistics and risks of rejecting work on moral grounds, and how to keep afloat without losing your soul in today’s design climate.
Design inspired by family: Little Troop on striking a balance between the fresh and the familiar
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/nicer-tuesdays-june-2025-little-troop-270825
Published: August 27, 2025 11:00
Little Troop – the married design-duo Noemie Le Coz and Jeremy Elliot – delivered a talk bursting with humour and charm at June’s Nicer Tuesdays in New York, walking us through their designs for MoMA’s family festival, inspired by their own kids and their…
Junhyeok Jang splices up nature photography then reassembles the peices to make graphic animals
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/junhyeok-jang-graphic-design-discover-270825
Published: August 27, 2025 10:00
The South Korean artist explores intersections between nature and memory through his satisfying transformations.
Love is eternal in Andres Ríos Fierro’s new photobook on connection and intimacy
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/andres-rios-fierros-amor-eterno-photography-project-270825
Published: August 27, 2025 08:00
Life, love, death, dogs and kittens are all preserved in this Colombian photographer’s emotionally fragile artistic eye.
“Cmd+z doesn’t exist on paper”: Pat Thomas’ drawings are unapologetic and filled with feeling
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/pat-thomas-art-discover-270825
Published: August 27, 2025 08:00
In Room Tour, the artist injects new meaning into objects, clothes and patterns, turning them into symbols of connection.
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https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/creative-career-conundrums-if-you-could-jobs-260825
Published: August 26, 2025 10:00
In a bit of a pickle? Submit your career or workplaces questions to Creative Career Conundrums? We’ll be back for our weekly advice column next week!
Still life photographer Sam Nicklin loves vintage adverts, colour coordination and eBay
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/sam-nicklin-photography-discover-260825
Published: August 26, 2025 09:00
Sam is an avid collector who’s all about finding ‘things’ and turning them into something significant.
A new book delves into the illustrated Moomin mug phenomenon
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/arabia-moomin-mugs-publication-illustration-project-260825
Published: August 26, 2025 08:00
Fanatics of Moomin-themed mugs have created their own sub-culture over the past 35 years. Now, a book documents them in all their whimsical glory.
Ula Zuhra’s coming-of-age graphic novel illustrates the chaos of female adulthood
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ula-zuhra-illustration-discover-260825
Published: August 26, 2025 08:00
Walk in the footsteps of Aca and Ica through a Jakarta painted in magical realism and the absurd.