John Philip Sage and Carlos Romo-Melgar on their research-focused approach in visualising surveillance

The London-based pair create visual motifs to represent surveillance for the Data Justice and COVID-19: Global Perspectives book.

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In A Big Fat Sky, Max Miechowski documents “the subtle complexities of life” along the British east coast

When creating the series, Max drove up and down the coastline in a rented car, capturing a dreamy quality that reflected his memories of visiting these places as a child.

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Drop everything and watch this hilarious stop motion advert by Jeff Low and Isle of Dogs puppet maker Andy Gent

Who could’ve guessed an ad for dog dental treats could take an early lead (ahem) in the Christmas advert race?

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An exclusive glimpse into the largest collection of magazines in the world

The archive in London contains over 5,000 titles and 150,000 editions. Here, we sit down with founder James Hyman to talk all things magazines past, present and future.

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For Jiab Prachakul, there is more to portraiture than producing the beautiful

The Lyon-based and self taught Thai painter talks us through making art in lonely times and finding grounds for her Asian identity to stand on.

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The Help Portfolio sells prints by Margaret Calvert, Yinka Shonibare and Michael Craig-Martin to fundraise for Covid charities

Calvert also designed the Help logo and portfolio box, featuring 16 eclectic artworks that reflect our current time.

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Meet our creatively curious Extra Nice mascot, created and brought to life by Animade

You may have spotted a cheerful, cheeky and creatively inquisitive new character gracing It’s Nice That over the past week. Here’s how we developed this embodiment of Extra Nice in collaboration with Animade.

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Join the Art Directors Club of Europe for a creative festival this weekend

Taking place this Friday and Saturday, the ADCE Festival will be diving into “Prototyping brands for a new era” via a series of talks and workshops.

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Anyways Creative’s branding of Paul Smith's Foundation shows how welcoming creativity can be

Working closely with Paul and his team to define, visualise and name the foundation, the launch from one of the creative industry’s most appreciated voices couldn’t have come at a better time.

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Adapt launches Protest Gear, a football scarf-inspired collection emblazoned with activist slogans

The duo has worked with six designers to produce scarves decorated with provocative calls to action such as “Wake Up World” and “Clean Up Your Act”.

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Spitfire Audio’s free music-making tool lets you experiment with the sounds of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Designed to help anyone write music for animation or film projects, the BBCSO Discover plug-in, designed with Ustwo, was created by recording an orchestra one note at a time.

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Chiara Pozzi and Illustrazioni Seriali look to elevate illustration as an art form

Chiara’s creative platform Illustrazioni Seriali has created its first purely illustrative artist residency “Spazi”, asking illustrators to respond to the theme of space.

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MultiAdaptor’s identity for YouTube Space uses the playbar as a visual thread

Aimed at video creators with over 10k subscribers, the platform’s branding puts makers front and centre, aiming to feel as if it’s “always in motion”.

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Jeremy Snell cinematically documents life on Ghana’s Lake Volta

In photographing children living by the world’s largest man-made lake, Jeremy needed to create a sense of trust with his vulnerable subjects.

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Andy Warhol’s Love, Sex, and Desire line drawings collected in new book

The 300 rare and risqué sketches celebrate male beauty and reveal much about the artist’s sensibilities as he began to break away from his career as a commercial illustrator.

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Can John Lewis tackle 2020? Creatives give us their Christmas advert predictions

Yuri Suzuki, Ana and Hermeti Balarin, Maria Mahfooz, Alex Gamsu Jenkins and Jenny Brewer pitch their visions for the most anticipated Christmas ad of this most unexpected (and unwanted) year.

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Painter Lily Kemp examines the sexualisation of women’s bodies in her graphic works

London born-and-bred, Lily’s works particularly look at how “women of colour are often sexualised through a racialised lens that is exoticising, fetishising and othering”.

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Tickets are now available for Nicer Tuesdays November!

Taking place Tuesday 24 November, this month’s Nicer Tuesdays features creative powerhouses Eric Hu, Manju Journal, Prarthna Singh and Sofie Birkin.

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Love, loss and loneliness: Polly Nor’s new heartbreaking film

Polly collaborates with animator Andy Baker in their latest timely film, How Have You Been?, featuring scenes we are all too familiar with. 

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Melina Matsoukas directs Amazon’s spirited Christmas ad, The Show Must Go On

Sparkling amid a sudden flurry of festive campaigns, the film stars ballet dancer Taïs Vinolo in a story reflective of 2020 – depicting disappointment, determination and community.

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