We had the pleasure of having a great intern for the last 2 weeks.
We will miss you Luci…
We dedicate this classic video to her:
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January 17, 2013
A Look at Baltimore’s Urban Decay
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We are big fans for Baltimore at Nice Work. It seems to be decaying at a spectacular rate…
The photoblog Urban Atrophy is home to camera-wielding urban explorers who are “addicted” to capturing decay. To bring you these images of abandoned asylums, breweries, silos, tunnels, jails and churches, adventurous buds Dan Haga and Dan Ayers have risked falling through rotted floors and being exposed to asbestos, “some really nasty mold,” and the law-enforcing authorities, in, around and in the vicinity of the Baltimore area.
Black Diamond Colliery. Courtesy Urban Atrophy
Forest Haven Asylum. Courtesy Urban Atrophy
Tome School. Courtesy Urban Atrophy
Gunther Brewery. Courtesy Urban Atrophy
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Courtesy Urban Atrophy
The Jones Falls Conduit. Courtesy Urban Atrophy
The Queen Theater. Courtesy Urban Atrophy
Mayfair Theatre. Courtesy Urban Atrophy
DC General Hospital. Courtesy Urban Atrophy
Via (Flavourware)
January 12, 2013
A pattern a day by Anika
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Have a look at this cool pattern a day series on flickr.
The quick and simple doodles loosely repeat themselves in bright colors on the pages of her sketchbook. She claims there’s no theme, but look how complementary and developed they appear when presented in the context of a set.
Found Via Doodlers Anonymous
January 11, 2013
NIKE Swoosh of Sports
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Have a look at this Personal project by Portugese designer Hugo Silva where he creates 3D vector illustrations based on different sport fields. One of those ideas you wish you thought of first.
See more of his work here.
January 9, 2013
SK8 Shades are just darn awesome
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In the spirit of our love of wooden Sunglasses check out these Skateboard Sunglasses Hand-made in Durban by skater Dave De Witt.. Prices start at R999. Email Dave to find out more. Or go have a look at his shop www.etsy.com/Shop/Sk8shades
On his facebook page Dave says he is inspired by Shwood, Maple XO and skateboarding.
January 8, 2013
Jihyun Ryou – Shows us how to keep veggies fresh without a fridge
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In this video Korean artist Jihyun Ryou talks about her storage solution for vegetables. It is even beautifully made out of wood and glass which we at nicework have a tendency to like…
Watch her great TED talk. Follow her in Twitter… or Don’t
Thanks Leigh-Anne
January 8, 2013
Samantha Sotos shows us how it is done.
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Happy New Year! We have all crawled back into the office from different corners of the Earth ready to take on 2013 and all the excitement it had to offer.
I thought I would change things up and blog about a dress.
One of the “Art of Making” seriers by Deep Green Sea this episode takes a look at the world and work of Samantha Sotos.
Credits:
Production deep green sea
Directed by Dimitris Ladopoulos, Spiros Rasidakis
Director of photography Nikos Mexis
Editing Theodoros Armaos
Sound Design Nikos Tsines, George Potagas
Music ‘Silk’, Monsiuer Minimal
December 14, 2012
Nicework: The SACI
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The SACI, or The SA Consumer Initiative needed a makeover. Nicework stepped in to give this company a positive new look to help it gain favour in the minds of consumers.
We based the new logo design on the idea of a ‘stamp of quality’, which implies professionalism, quality and trustworthiness. This is how it came out:
We then rolled out the rest of the website following this design cue, keeping it simple yet still visually interesting.
You can read the full case study here.
December 7, 2012
Nicework: Bluemoon
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Our old client pals Bluemoon were in need of a website overhaul. They wanted something dynamic and representative of their company culture and service offerings. Based on our extensive previous working relations, Nicework knew just what Bluemoon was after.
See the site in action here.
And read the full case study for this project here.
