Arman Khan
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The moodboard drew from a deliberately mixed set of references: the otherworldly staging of Björk’s videos, Michel Gondry’s handmade visual trickery...
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- How Olivia Rodrigo’s The Cure Video Built Its Handcrafted World
The article explores the handcrafted production design behind Olivia Rodrigo’s music video for 'The Cure', led by Liam Moore. It details how a team of over two dozen craftspeople built a tactile world using cardboard, yarn, and stop-motion techniques under the direction of Jaime Gerin and Cat Solen. The piece highlights the balance between softness and severity in the visual storytelling and the artist’s hands-on involvement in the creative process.
- Review of the Year 2025: Top 25 Graphic Design
It’s Nice That’s annual ‘Review of the Year 2025: Top 25 Graphic Design’ highlights the most-read and influential design stories of the year. The roundup spans topics from the resurgence of Gothic aesthetics and humor in design culture to the global reach of K-pop visuals and food-related branding projects. It reflects a year of curiosity, experimentation, and cultural crossover in graphic design.
- Vasilis Marmatakis Crafts Yorgos Lanthimos' Film Posters Traditionally
The article profiles Greek graphic designer Vasilis Marmatakis, known for his surreal and emotionally charged posters and title designs for Yorgos Lanthimos’ films such as Poor Things, The Lobster, and Bugonia. It explores his traditional, collage-driven process, his early career at UpSet!, and his ongoing collaboration with Lanthimos and screenwriter Efthymis Filippou. Marmatakis discusses his experimental approach, use of thousands of film stills, and the emotional logic behind his visual storytelling.