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With a rise of mobile technology and most of todays students having a smart phone the idea behind this brief was to create an app, which had the content of Its Nice That’s website to make a accessible app for all student to be able to search and browse to find inspiration for their own creative practice.

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When navigating through the app to get back to the main menu’s you simply press the ‘its nice that’ logo or swipe left and right to scroll back or forward on the menu’s.

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Main menu of the app. Here you can navigate to any section of the application to view all the content of Its Nice That.

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Ogilvy's new campaign for Expedia makes great use of airport luggage tags

Goodbye festive season, hello relentless January and the steady rhythm of the daily grind. I don’t know about you but right now I could use a little luxury weekend break, a round of spa treatments or maybe even just a week on the beach.

In lieu of any last-minute getaways allow the folks over at Ogilvy to brighten up your (dark, damp) Monday with their latest campaign for Expedia, that utilises those ubiquitous three-letter airport luggage tags to wonderfully witty effect. Apparently there’s more than 900 airports worldwide that utilise these iconic adhesive labels so the team had a plethora of little words in their armory. We can’t fault the execution, the innovative use of an item that’s so readily discarded, or the perfect timing of a campaign that urges us to

up and leave this grey place for some much-needed respite. Heck it’s almost made me forget my Monday blues.

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Categories Menu. On this menu you have two choices how to use the app; either search a category of design in the search box or click on one of the tags below it. The lower section scrolls both down and to the right to reveal more.

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Once you have chosen a category, the related posts will be shown on screen, through thumbnails.

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Navigate your way around David Lemm's fascinating screenprints

Thought-provoking to say the least, this beautiful series of screenprints have been created by Edinburgh-based David Lemm. The foundation of David’s work comes from shamanistic imagery and the physical/metaphysical relationship we have with the earth. By “creating imagery that is simultaneously recognisable, yet mysterious and unfamiliar,” it is safe to say I’m feeling unnerved about that man standing idly in the distance. Creepy!

David screenprints directly onto maps and charts, leaving the original marking so it becomes a part of the composition. Spooky landscapes are sculpted out of pieces of foam and flour to form desert and mountain ranges. Pretty cool, huh.

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Monthly Archive Menu. This menu is set out like a calendar to make it more visually attractive. Each section of the calendar corresponds to a month, you click on each one. Youc an scroll down to reveal more months.

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Once you have chosen a month, all the posts that are relevant to that month will be displayed as thumbnails.

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Every week we invite someone from the creative industries to share a rundown of their five favourite books in the whole ruddy world, which have inspired, excited or educated them.

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Short but definitely sweet! Sergio Membrillas' ace bookshelf

A brief but brilliant selection here from the fabulous illustrator Sergio Membrillas. A favourite in the It’s Nice That HQ for his constant updates, Sergio’s editorial illustrations just seem to keep flowing out of his head! Naturally, his selection includes some of the nicest illustration books around. Dig in!

Blexbolex: SeasonsIt’s one of these books you have to close to realise the beauty of the images you are seeing. The talent to represent concepts, words and his magic sensibility are amazing. It’s like a book from the past, and it’s one of my favourites!

The Small Stakes: Music PostersI think his work is changing some way the music imagery and

recovering the tradition of the past of taking care of bands’ image. Beautiful images linked to concepts that describe perfectly the bands he is doing the posters for. Precise and smart. This book is a compendium of his latest work, perfect for music/illustration/design fans.

The Sweetly Diabolic Art of Jim Flora.One of the masters, one of the big ones. A book full of brilliant works, Just great!

Bjorn Rune Lie: The Wolf’s WhistleAnother book that seems brought from the past. Great edition by the always careful Nobrow publishing house. I can

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Regular Features Menu. This menu shows the regular features which run throughout the Its Nice That website, these are written by the contributors. Here you can scroll down and across to see all features. Each section within this menu, is laid out in the same grid, so they all look and work the same.

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Once you have chosen a feature, all the posts that are relevant to it will be displayed as thumbnails.

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We are thrilled to announce that the multitalented and hugely influential British designer Thomas Heatherwick will be delivering the closing keynote talk of Here, our one-day symposium. He will join a stellar line-up of over a dozen brilliant creatives from the UK and abroad speaking about their practice and process, as well as sharing their insights and expertise, in our biggest event to date.

Championing creativity across multiple practices, the top-notch programme of high-profile speakers includes, acclaimed British fashion luminary Sir Paul Smith multi-faceted illustrator Quentin Jones, BAFTA-winning animator Grant Orchard, Eike König founder of Hort, and Sonya Dyakova director at frieze Magazine.

Highly-acclaimed photojournalist Giles Duley will be sharing his stories, alongside the fascinating body-architect and TED fellow Lucy McCrae more, Andy Stevens of legendary graphic design studio Graphic Thought Facility will deliver some design words of wisdom, and we’ll also be joined by Dreams of a Life director Carol Morley, and talented brothers Job (Letman) and Roel Wouters (Moniker).

Adding to the mix of inspirational talks, expect some experimental antics from the one and only Bompas & Parr. Here is taking place this September during London Design Festival, at London’s spectacular Royal Geographical Society.

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Events Menu. This menu shows the events that are apart of Its Nice That. You simply click on each thumbnail to find out more information.

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Studio Audience – Series Three, Episode Seven with Bowie, ketchup and Popes

Your ears want to love you, they really do, but what with your loud pop music and your loud discotheques and your clumsy ear hygiene regime you are NOT making it easy for them. Never fear though, because we have just the thing to rebuild trust between you and your lug holes – it’s the new Studio Audience

podcast! And, to treat you all, we welcome back the inimitable Liv Siddall who is on scintillating form, with a couple of rants and an early mention of a painting pony.

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Podcast. This menu lets you access the Its Nice That podcasts whilst on the go. You simply click on the podcast you want to listen to access it.

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Contact UsIt’s Nice That11-13 Bateman’s RowLondon EC2A 3AYTel: 0207 739 5222

Work SubmissionsWe are always excited to find out about new projects, portfolios and exhibitions. Email info, images and links to submit@itsnicethat.com.

Work With UsAll opportunities to join the It’s Nice That team will be advertised on the Jobsboard and through our social media channels. We offer a ten week editorial intern programme for motivated, enthusiastic and creatively-aware people with experience of writing and/or an arts background. Details of the intern programme will be advertised on the Jobsboard as well as Twitter and Facebook.

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Its Nice That is also available on various social media website, so here you can access the links. Simply click on the logo and it will open in the app or safari on your iphone.

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Contact. This section gives you all the contact details for Its Nice That. There is also information about submitting work and working with the company.

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