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Brief-Its Nice That is an art and design web based publishing platform, which

attracts a diverse audience from creative directors to students. The brief is to

reconnect with the student audience through the promotion of the brand across

any medium. I have decided to develop the ideas of an already successful brand

with the ethos of interactivity. Creating an interactive app in which students can

connect with industry professionals as well as other students.

Name-Sam Edwards

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Concept-The weekender is an existing area of the Its Nice That web sight,

which is a weekly round of the best most eye-catching articles and works. I have

merely added more interaction with users of the app, allowing students to create

there own profiles and upload aspects of design or indeed anything that has

inspired them through out the week. The layout is simple as the colour scheme,

not detracting from the uploaded images.

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CHAMPIONING CREATIVITY ACROSS THE ART AND DESIGN WORLD

“When the only tool you own is a hammer. Every problem begins to resemble a nail”

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YOUR NEW FAVOURITE PHOTOGRPAHER JANE STOCKDALE SHOWS US HER BOOKSHELF.

Wow! We didn’t know what to expect from Jane Stockdale’s seemingly bountiful bookshelf, but we had a feeling it would mirror her energised, powerful photographic skills that we have been gaping at in awe for years now. If you haven’t yet witnessed how Jane uses her camera to capture some of the world’s most electric moments from festivals to riots, it may be good to check out her website before you read on. You may have a new favourite photographer.

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The Weekender features the best work, the most brilliant arts writing and some of the more, ahem, irreverent things that dance across our desktops in any given week. All hail the weekend!

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SPOON BALLOON AND BEING SPIED ONBY SHOP DUMMIES.

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This week was Thanksgiving over in the good ole U S of A and

so The Weekender decided to make a list of the things it was

truly thankful for. Unfortunately after several hours’ meditation

on the subject it was left with a piece of paper with the phrase

“jacket potatoes” scrawled in one corner, which was just a bit

sad. So here’s some things the Weekender is kind of grateful

for if you really twisted its arm – 1. Gin (delicious) 2. That

lions are either quite rare or in zoos (scared of lions) 3. Table

tennis (I’d beat you) 4. Gin (again) and 5. Laser Quest (makes

an ace birthday party). Onto this nonsense…

Best of the Site

This week we loved the gorgeous, weird illustrations of Rikka

Sormunen, were seriously impressed by the portfolio of

Shelter Press and we were wowed every which way from

Wednesday by loads and loads of balloons.

Best of Best of The Web

Thanks to BOTW ( as all the cool kids are calling it) we found

out why Yellow Submarine had such a massive impact on The

Simpsons and Shrek, we enjoyed reading about the creative

process of DJ Shadow and we perused Design Week’s list of

the 50 best creative studios around (and no, Apple’s not

number one)

Best of the Rest

Elsewehere we defy you not to smile at these cloned video

animation GIFs courtesy of Colossal, we thought too much

about Dads in pants (thanks Creative Review!) and we were

pretty surprised to fid out that we might be spied on by

mannequins. Yikes!

Tweet of the week

“I wish someone would sort through all the sayings and label

the ones that only apply to dogs.”

subjected to not just the original Band Aid but its mutant

modern incarnation too, kudos to the team behind this

Norwegian spoof charity single for Radi-Aid. Purportedly the

efforts of a group of African musicians concerned about the

Arctic temperatures in the Scandinavian land, it’s a brilliant

piece of satire with some lovely touches.

Cutlery-based trance cover of the week

Want to see an old man playing the spoons along to Faithless’

Insomnia? Your wish, my command…

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ROBERT BLACKMANVictionary produce yet another excellent volume of graphic goodness

We’ve written about a lot of Victionary’s new publications over the last couple of months, and who can blame us; they’ve got their finger on the pulse of trends in art, design and fashion more so than the vast majority of publishing outfits out there. So forgive us if we defer to them once again, but they’ve got another book fresh off the press and unsurprisingly, it’s a corker.

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Brief-The weekender is an existing area of the Its Nice That web sight, which

is a weekly round of the best most eye-catching articles and works. I have merely

added more interaction with users of the app, allowing students to create there

own profiles and upload aspects of design or indeed anything that has inspired

them through out the week. The layout is simple as the colour scheme, not

detracting from the uploaded images.

Name-Sam Edwards

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subjected to not just the original Band Aid but its mutant

modern incarnation too, kudos to the team behind this

Norwegian spoof charity single for Radi-Aid. Purportedly the

efforts of a group of African musicians concerned about the

Arctic temperatures in the Scandinavian land, it’s a brilliant

piece of satire with some lovely touches.

Cutlery-based trance cover of the week

Want to see an old man playing the spoons along to Faithless’

Insomnia? Your wish, my command…


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The secrets of The Weekender’s relentless energy and encyclopaedic knowledge of whimsical internet detritus have long been the subject of much debate, but have remained a closely guarded secret. Until now. You see, The Weekender exists in a state of perpetual hyperactivity, brought about by a regimented diet of caffeine pills, chocolate milk and Jammy Dodgers. In this heightened state of awareness it reclines in the centre of a multi-screen interface that bombards it with meme after meme of Paris Hilton photographs, Rick Astley and cats. You thought it was all fun and games over at The Weekender’s house right? Wrong, this is a serious business. Laugh with me!

This week we hung out with magazine cool-kids Vice, and talked publishing, parties and pissing people off, marvelled at the experimental poster creations of French designers, Helmo, and took some time to have an in-depth look at Hugo and Marie’s work for Rihanna’s latest album. Yeah, good.This week on Best of the Web, if we weren’t immersed in the womb-like plastic bubble of experimental living space Cocoon, we were waxing lyrical about the economic and social history of peanut butter or just thinking about what a great guy Jon Stewart is. He’s pretty great.-Creative Review served us up a delicious helping of Apple’s return to form in the world of print advertising, Dezeen showed us how to make our own glass-blown particle accelerator with the help of talented Hackney scientists Supercollider, and Port introduced us to one of the nicest, most philosophical piano repairmen we’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.

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This week was Thanksgiving over in the good ole U S of A and so The Weekender decided to make a list of the things it was

truly thankful for. Unfortunately after several hours’ meditation on the subject it was left with a piece of paper with the phrase “jacket potatoes” scrawled in one corner, which was just a bit sad. So here’s some things the Weekender is kind of grateful

for if you really twisted its arm – 1. Gin (delicious) 2. That lions are either quite rare or in zoos (scared of lions) 3. Table

tennis (I’d beat you) 4. Gin (again) and 5. Laser Quest (makes an ace birthday party). Onto this nonsense Best of the Site

This week we loved the gorgeous, weird illustrations of Rikka Sormunen, were seriously impressed by the portfolio of Shelter Press and we were wowed every which way from Wednesday by loads and loads of balloons.

Best of Best of The WebThanks to BOTW ( as all the cool kids are calling it) we found out why Yellow Submarine had such a massive impact on The Simpsons and Shrek, we enjoyed reading about the creative process of DJ Shadow and we perused Design Week’s list of the 50 best creative studios around (and no, Apple’s not number one)

Best of the RestElsewehere we defy you not to smile at these cloned video animation GIFs courtesy of Colossal, we thought too much about Dads in pants (thanks Creative Review!) and we were pretty surprised to fid out that we might be spied on by mannequins. Yikes!

Tweet of the week“I wish someone would sort through all the sayings and label the ones that only apply to dogs.”

Good point @NIckDoody – if we had a pound for every time…

Critics of the weekEveryone knows that thanks to the shroud of anonymity prevalent online people are preferred to vent their anger about pretty much anything. But this collection of negative Google reviews of some of the world’s most stupendous sights has to be seen to be believed. Mount Everest is a particular favourite, dismissed simply as “Very bad.”

Humorous Norwegians of the weekWith it now just a matter of days until we start being subjected to not just the original Band Aid but its mutant modern incarnation too, kudos to the team behind this Norwegian spoof charity single for Radi-Aid. Purportedly the efforts of a group of African musicians concerned about the Arctic temperatures in the Scandinavian land, it’s a brilliant piece of satire with some lovely touches.


The awards features all the up and coming talent from students around the world, from Graphic design to set design. The winners of our weekly awards get the

opportunity to work on a set brief with selected industry professionals.

CHLOE WILKINSON. GRAPHIC DESIGN.

BEN HARWOOD.SET DESIGN.

PADDY RANGER.MOVING IMAGE.

SOPHIE DUDLEY.FASHION DESIGN.

OLLIE ESSON.PRODUCT DESIGN.

ADAM HUNTERPHOTOGRAPHY

BRUCE PARKER.PHOTOGRAPHY.

MARK BOND.GRAPHIC DESIGN.

RACHEL MARTIN.GRAPHIC DESIGN.

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JESS KAY.PHOTOGRAPHER.

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PREVIOUS WINNERS.MIA COLE.GRAPHIC DESIGNER.

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Things is the interactive mood board where you can upload whatever you want. Whatever inspires you or even annoys you, this is where you can highlight and

talk about it. There are monthly prizes for the most discussed pieces.

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This week our studio was reveling in the intense heat of London’s week of summer – at last! – stocking up on Mars ice-cream bars by the dozen and sunning ourselves wherever possible. And yes, also giving out yards (Irish expression!) about transport disruptions that sunshine that the holiday smell of sunscreen made only mildly more bearable. We also had our Grads 2012 event, which was very exciting and filled with brilliant work and a fantastic mix of all sorts of talented people. In the meantime, we’ve received a massive variety of tremendous Things – five of which we showcase here in all their vibrant, fun-loving, map-addled glory. Enjoy.

This little publication is the limited edition, handprinted artwork for the newest music release from Zelt, 28° 8’ N 86° 51 E. Silkscreen printed in cyan and white on GF Smith Colourplan board and newsprint, it unfolds to reveal a beautiful mountainous landscape, full of distant peaks and icy summits. The title of the piece in fact refers to Mount Everest, and both artwork and the recording – the result of many years of improvisation and layering on home equipment – deals with the variously successful and ill-fated attempts to reach the highest point on the planet. Zelt consists of collaborative duo Phil Seddon and David Adams, and they officially released the tracks – which can also be streamed from their website.

I had to wear a tie all through school, but never a bow-tie. But I have always thought they were great. And Duval Timothy’s Bow Tie is super-great, because it’s handmade out of wool, is accompanied by beautiful “how-to-wear” illustrations, and comes in a bright red drawer-box that’s perfect for storage and also looks amazing – it’s like a staple bookshelf volume explaining how to be dapper in seconds.

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It’s that time of the week again ladies and gentlemen, all together now; Uh-hmm, “Things, glorious Things! Hot sausage and mustard. While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard! What’s next?” is the question. And what’s next is this weeks Things, sent to us from all across the world. So sit back and enjoy this tuneful round-up of the delicious objects that landed on our plates this week.

he disclaimer which reads, “Take this book, but not your coffee, with a pinch of salt.” The book is full of illustrations and enough technical coffee information to shake two sticks at. All in all, it would satisfy even the most hardened coffee geek with its relevance while offering insights into general coffee related material such as when and how James Bond took his coffee in “Live and let die”. As it says itself in the front, “To everyone who enjoys their coffee more than the average person; this book is for you.”

he disclaimer which reads, “Take this book, but not your coffee, with a pinch of salt.” The book is full of illustrations and enough technical coffee information to shake two sticks at. All in all, it would satisfy even the most hardened coffee geek with its relevance while offering insights into general coffee related material such as when and how James Bond took his coffee in “Live and let die”. As it says itself in the front, “To everyone who enjoys their coffee more than the average person; this book is for you.”







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Concept-This section of the app is based around Its Nice That creating weekly

awards for students. This is not a new idea, however it is a proven one. Adding

competitiveness to the brand will encourage people to use the app and thus

create more interest in the brand. Prizes/awards will encourage students to

upload their work. I wanted to give this area of the app a more personal touch,

giving previous winners identities on the interface, as well as other students being

able to use it as a networking tool.


The awards features all the up and coming talent from students around the world, from Graphic design to set design. The winners of our weekly awards get the

opportunity to work on a set brief with selected industry professionals.

CHLOE WILKINSON. GRAPHIC DESIGN.

BEN HARWOOD.SET DESIGN.

PADDY RANGER.MOVING IMAGE.

SOPHIE DUDLEY.FASHION DESIGN.

OLLIE ESSON.PRODUCT DESIGN.

ADAM HUNTERPHOTOGRAPHY

BRUCE PARKER.PHOTOGRAPHY.

MARK BOND.GRAPHIC DESIGN.

RACHEL MARTIN.GRAPHIC DESIGN.





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Concept-This plays on the interactivity of the design. I was aware I was

narrowing down the target audience to much, focusing on just Art and Design

students therefore I have decided to develop further a current idea on the website

that of ‘found’ things being displayed on the website. I have decided to create an

uploading platform, which will allow, not only students to upload art and design

but anything creating an area of inspiration as well as a discussion forum. Users

have the ability to pose questions as well as just look through for reference.


Things is the interactive mood board where you can upload whatever you want. Whatever inspires you or even annoys you, this is where you can highlight and

talk about it. There are monthly prizes for the most discussed pieces.




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