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4 days ago | 
creativereview.co.uk | Daniel Milroy Maher
Last week, the official poster designs for the Winter Olympics 2026, otherwise known as Milano Cortina 2026, were unveiled. Ten posters by ten different Italian artists celebrate the spirit and athleticism of the games, and include artworks for both the Olympics and Paralympics. Taking place next February in northeastern Italy, the forthcoming Winter Olympics are the first games to be hosted by two separate cities – Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
creativereview.co.uk | Daniel Milroy Maher
The world-renowned prop designer’s new project is a charming Christmas book featuring a series of letters between children and Santa Claus
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
itsnicethat.com | Daniel Milroy Maher
Scheffe Shields is the design practice of Chloe Scheffe and Natalie Shields, who are based in Seattle and New York, respectively. Founded in 2021, the practice is driven by the creative interests of Chloe and Natalie, who list 17th-century Dutch still lifes, 90s minimalist fashion, the superdense typesetting of Japanese newspapers, the gothic arts, fantasy novels and vintage motocross jerseys as some of their current (and very varied) inspirations.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
itsnicethat.com | Daniel Milroy Maher
Earlier this year, The Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project was released following months of dedicated ideation, research and development. Initiated by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, the project captures the untold stories of America’s elders – activists, storytellers and community builders who have contributed to and shaped American society – and conveys them through a purpose-built online platform.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
itsnicethat.com | Daniel Milroy Maher
Each year, in the Farish region of Uzbekistan, a large community of seasonal farm workers arrive in the area to begin cultivating the land. For the next eight months, this sparsely populated area will become their home, as they set up makeshift villages to live in while they toil away in the fields.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
itsnicethat.com | Daniel Milroy Maher
Onmi Design is a graphic design studio founded in Murcia, Spain by Rafa Martínez and Álvaro Mateos. In particular, the studio works in the food and drink sector, collaborating with wine producers, boutique eateries and more. With mostly domestic clients, their work often embodies Spanish culture through its vibrant colours, rustic art direction and focus on quality ingredients and production processes.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
itsnicethat.com | Daniel Milroy Maher
From crowded text and confusing layouts to poor imagery and a lack of colour, there is no shortage of bad citizen-made signage to be found in most cities around the world. While some flyers made by people with no design experience have a certain charm about them, some, understandably, are hard to read and not very eye-catching.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
itsnicethat.com | Daniel Milroy Maher
“The US flag has been studied extensively, and is one of the most recognisable symbols ever produced,” says British graphic designer Harry Stone, speaking on the topic of his latest project. “It’s been put on the moon, printed on contact lenses, and praised by school students every morning.” Indeed, over the years, the flag has become many things to many people, and this plurality of meaning was what first drew Harry to the idea of studying it himself.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
itsnicethat.com | Daniel Milroy Maher
In 2018, Professor Andrew Jarosz at Mississippi State University released a research paper that revealed how intoxication can be a helpful state for solving creative problems. The study he conducted for the paper involved serving twenty male participants vodka-cranberry cocktails until their blood alcohol levels were near the legal limit, and then asking them to solve a number of word-association problems. The result?
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
itsnicethat.com | Daniel Milroy Maher
For New York-based designer Joyce Ho, design is a chance to slow down in a world that never stops moving. She describes her practice as a balance between “constraints and creativity”, and it is through this balancing act that she seeks to spark connection, curiosity and “critical imagination” in her audience. “Like an open ending to a movie where people sit and ask ‘what’s next’—sometimes a parody, other times maybe a plot twist,” she adds.
