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itsnicethat.com

Why Gothic endures in visual culture

Gothic has moved from subcultural spaces into mainstream design practice. What’s causing its resurrection?

durves.com

Durves: a design pattern tool

Create and export dot patterns. For graphic designers, UI/UX, and other visual professionals.

itsnicethat.com

If print is not dead, who’s keeping it alive?

Some of the people crafting our tangible visual worlds about what the next generation of printmaking might look like… and if there is one.

pentagram.com

A data love letter to the Subway

A data-driven animation for Fulton Center commissioned by MTA Arts & Design for its 40th anniversary.

pauladamsmith.com

Classic 8×8-pixel Mac patterns

The original 8×8-pixel patterns that were in the original Control Panel for setting the desktop background and in MacPaint as fill patterns.

itsnicethat.com

It’s Nice That’s Ones to Watch 2025

A curated list of next generation creative talent from across the globe.

microsoft.design

Fluid forms, vibrant colors

How a subtle refresh of Microsoft 365's icons signals deeper change.

ikeamuseum.com

IKEA Museum

Browse IKEA catalogues through the ages, reflecting different eras and lifestyles—a goldmine for the nostalgic, design enthusiasts and history buffs.

dansinker.com

The amazing art of the video game marquee

The marquee back then had to do a lot of work, because the games themselves were all low resolution and blocky affairs.

the-brandidentity.com

Brutal types

Unearthing Europe’s forgotten interwar letterforms.

theguardian.com

American ads of the 1930s—in pictures

The end of prohibition but also the start of the Great Depression and the looming threat of war. What a mix.

thomasmoes.com

Posters reveal the design spirit of each era

Every generation of poster artists unconsciously documented their era’s visual language.

itsnicethat.com

The good, the bad, and the iffy

A candid talk about the murky waters of client selection, the logistics and risks of rejecting work on moral grounds.

kendraalbert.com

Heavyweight: an art project about lawyer vibes

A project that democratizes the aesthetics of (in lieu of access to) legal representation.

figma.com

The making of a product icon

Figma's approach to icon design and the creative exploration that shapes each final result.

tooooools.app

Tooooools.app

Apply lo-fi effects to your images and videos: dithering, halftone, gradients, patterns and more.

figma.com

Figma plugin: AI mesh gradients

48 dark and light gradients for banner backgrounds and more—generated with Midjourney.

aresluna.org

Frame of preference

A story of early Mac settings told by 10 emulators.

how.studio

Visual identity for Jupi

How&How rebranded Jupi—an AI-powered decision making OS. They also designed and built the website.

colormoods.co

Color moods

Generate pairs of colors based on the amount of stimulation you select.