Category: Nicework

November 3, 2011

NICE Magazine: Issue 5

Posted by Cath

The latest NICE Magazine is out and available for download!  For this issue we have chosen “Forks & Knives” as our theme and it’s all about food. Expect an aesthetic mix of design, illustration, advertising, art and publishing that celebrates food, cooking and eating in all its forms.

Follow these instructions to get your hands on one, it’s cool and free!

  • Download either a PDF version or a WWF non-printable version. It’s as easy as pie. The WWF version is better because you’ll be saving the environment. Ten points for you.
  • If you are not interested in taking the time to download. Read the magazine online here.

So what do we have on the menu for this issue? We profile American photographer Michael Muller who gives us an intimate portrayal of his creative process and his daily life. Our favourite food bloggers share recipes that are a delight to look at and even better to eat.  We showcase some really beautiful ceramics from Reiko Kaneko, as well as textile, ceramic and paper works from multi-talented illustration duo Zosienka & Rosie. We explore alternative dining experiences with our profiles on Sometimes Dining and Simply Saffron. Glasfurd & Walker show us how it’s done with their beautiful restaurant design and Kelli Anderson makes a difference with her design for a solar-powered popsicle truck. We also have some sterling design for you to feast our eyes on from Aïssa Logerot, Yii, Ben Johnston and Studiomama. Our “Best in Show: Food Edition” rounds up the tastiest grub (in our humble opinion) available in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Our features of illustrators Lina Forsgren, Amy Borrell and Ed Nacional also add some creative flair to our culinary line-up. So what are you waiting for? Download it now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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November 2, 2011

Free stuff!

Posted by Cath

Want to win 1 of 4 limited edition engraved notebooks?  All you need to do to enter is make a comment on this blog post (please include your correct email address so we can get in contact). It’s as easy as pie.  These notebooks were designed by one of our talented designers Rowan Toselli. Winners will be announced on the 14th of November 2011. Good luck!

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September 8, 2011

Niceworkian Makes a Gautrain App!

Posted by Jeff

Every year An Event Apart and Mix Online collaborate for a web application competition, 10K Apart. Some rules include: the app must be no bigger than 10K (to give you an idea of how small that is, the image below is about 60K) and the application must me responsive.

10K Apart

This year I decided to submit an app to the competition. Since I have recently started using the Gautrain to commute to work I decided to write an app to work out how much money I will save commuting by train rather than by car. Because of the size limit I couldn’t use any images so the whole app is just code (HTML, CSS and Javascript).

Check out the Gautrain Fare Calculator!

Gautrain Fare Calculator

Browse through some of the other apps here. There are some truly inspiring submissions this year!

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August 15, 2011

Nicework Website Cards

Posted by Cath

21 different business card variations to promote the launch of our new website. It was a great project because we were free to interpret the brief in anyway we saw fit. Here is a selection of some of the cards created by Ross Drakes, Rowan Toselli, Arline Stoffberg  and Catherine Green.

Ross Drakes

Rowan Toselli

Arline Stoffberg

Catherine Green

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July 27, 2011

NICE Magazine: Issue 4

Posted by Cath

The latest NICE Magazine is out and available for download! Expect the usual dose of top-notch design, art, publishing and illustration from the world’s finest creatives.

Follow these instructions to get your hands on one, it’s cool and free!

  • Download either a PDF version or a WWF non-printable version. It’s as easy as pie. The WWF version is better because you’ll be saving the environment. Ten points for you.
  • If you are not interested in taking the time to download. Read the magazine online here.

The fourth issue of NICE magazine is all about colour.

So what do we have on offer for this issue? We profile illustrator Grady McFerrin who gave us some really useful insights on being a successful illustrator. Infographic wizards: Tien-Min Liao and Peter Ørntoft will make you look at data visualisation in an entirely different way. French design studio Zim & Zou let us showcase their colourful paper installation, which is the coolest thing we have seen in a long time. The bold paintings of Guim Tió Zarraluki throws a critical eye on the concepts of beauty and glamour, while the body art of Amanda Wachob, blurs the boundary between fine art and body art.

For those design-orientated individuals, the work of creative duo Craig & Karl and the diverse portfolio of Christopher Bettig is sure to hit the spot. Get your industrial design and furniture fix from our features on Hekseskudd and the UM Project. Our feature on the new IKEA baking book “Homemade is Best” is sure to get you baking up a storm in no time. We also have some great features on illustrator Blake Suarez and artists Ana Montiel and Marco Ugolini.

For our regular “Ten Things” feature we asked each of our four contributors to select a colour and create a collection of meaningful things around it. They came up with some phenomenal colour collections. Also expect some colourful examples of great advertising and packaging design.

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May 20, 2011

Nicework Presents

Posted by Cath

At Nicework we love our clients. They give us great projects to work on so we like to return the favour by spoiling them with an occasional gift. We thought we would share some inventive presents we came up with:

We wanted to offer our clients a value-add for working with us. So a voucher for 5 free Nicework hours fit the bill perfectly. Some quirky copy gave our clients ideas for recreational activities to enjoy while we were doing the hard work for them. Bold monochromatic typography foil printed on high-grammage paper made for a classy end-product. We hope you like it as much as our clients did.

A detail:

As an additional extra, we bundled the vouchers with a pot of Nicework Honey that is “Cooler than jam and more versatile”.

We also like to give back to the people who love and support Nicework. As part of the launch of our first Nicework newsletter, we gave away some free badges. Here are some of them:

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May 6, 2011

Nicework’s New Website!

Posted by Cath

We are proud to announce the launch of our brand spanking new website! It’s full of awesome eye candy and helpful information. Make sure you take a look around. We’d love to hear your feedback.

 

 

We’d also like to take this opportunity to bid adieu to our old website. Thanks old buddy. You served us well. But we are moving onto bigger and better things.

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May 5, 2011

NICE Magazine: Issue 3

Posted by Cath

Another brand spanking new edition of NICE Magazine is available for you to download!

Follow these instructions to get your hands on one, it’s cool and free!

  • Download either a PDF version or a WWF non-printable version. It’s as easy as pie. The WWF version is better because you’ll be saving the environment. Ten points for you.
  • If you are not interested in taking the time to download. Read the magazine online here.

We have chosen “Tactile” as our theme for this issue. All our content has been carefully curated to showcase creative work that displays a focused eye for pattern, texture and material.

This issue, we pick the brain of book cover designer Coralie Bickford-Smith, who is a consummate artist of the printed medium. We bring you a trio of brilliant illustrators: Alberto Cerriteño, Mieke van der Merwe and Anna Emilia Laitinen. The crafty creations of MaricorMaricar and the ceramic work of Renée Rossouw is truly exceptional and well worth a look. For those design-orientated individuals, the work of creative studio Serial Cut and local designer Daniel Ting Chong is sure to hit the spot. Get your furniture fix from our article on Finnish furniture designer Sami Kallio. Our feature on Suzaan Heyns bumps up the sartorial content, with a beautifully shot campaign by Brett Rubin for her latest collection “Die Vorm”.

Our regular “Ten Things” feature is a bumper edition this issue.  We profile five cool and creative people and the things that inspire them. Also expect some tactile examples of great advertising and packaging design.

While you are at it, you can:

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April 5, 2011

Do Great Things

Posted by Cath

Last year one of Nicework’s talented creatives, Donovan Pugh, participated in the Old Mutual “Do Great Things” artist campaign. Old Mutual has been around for over 165 years. With age comes learning and knowledge, that in turn results in wisdom. Old Mutual wanted to create a campaign to share their wisdom in a creative and inspiring way.

So, Old Mutual selected a variety of some of SA’s top talent (we were one of the lucky agencies selected), supplied them with a wisdom phrase and asked them to develop pieces of art that they felt best illustrated this wisdom. The aim was to inspire people and push them to DO GREAT THINGS! These artworks were translated in adverts that were published in major local publications and the original artworks were auctioned to contribute to a fund for young artists.

Here were our contributions to the campaign:

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April 4, 2011

Nicework Wallpapers

Posted by Cath

Since we are creative folk and since you read this blog, we thought we’d give you a present… Here are some free downloadable desktop wallpapers created by two of our talented designers Rowan Toselli and Arline Stoffberg. Click download beneath the image you want for your very own wallpaper. Happy Monday!

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