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Nothing that looks effortless got made alone, or by accident. A new exhibition – the first time this much of the Jim Henson Company’s 70 years of puppetry has been shown together – celebrates the craft and countless hands behind the seams.

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Source Type’s Dictionary of the Illegible explores what happens when typography stops making sense

Studio Herrström gives disruptor music label a lightning logomark and palette made of milkshake flavours

Carolina Incerti’s A Book for Making Books is designed to be torn apart and remade

See the process behind Laika’s stop-motion fantasy fable, Wildwood, in London exhibition

Why self-publishing pays off: No Ideas studio on the journey behind building their own imprint

Design disasters or creative solutions? The self-made paper signs replacing wayfinding in Singapore’s railway stations

Fulham F.C gets a brand refresh built on hand-rendered lettering found on the walls of its stadium

Nik Arthur’s ultimate creative partner is the natural world in his organic animations for A24 and J. Cole

Sex not Seggs – in a censored digital landscape, erotic commentary is freer on the printed page

David Rudnick on the “borderline impossible” process of designing a bespoke blackletter typeface for Arsenal

“You’ve already proof-tested the answer for years”

When anyone can make anything, personal taste and craftsmanship matters more than ever

Sewell Killingstad on why making “art for art’s sake” lands you the briefs you love

Nicer Tuesdays London: Get tickets for Yinka Ilori, Daryn and Wonderhood Studios in November!

Nicer Tuesdays LA: Get tickets for Debbie Millman, Micaiah Carter and Bijou Karman in November!

The next generation of creative talent: Introducing It’s Nice That’s Ones to Watch 2026

Projects + Creatives

Ten of the most bizarre films and their posters, as chosen by Eternal Family

Design with abandon! Núria Balinha’s zines are the result of working without inhibitions

Andrej & Andrej gives Pohoda Festival an identity refresh, complete with 3D babies and a futuristic typeface

Insight + Opinion

Depop’s Steve Dool on how to build a brand with a strong sense of self

Elizabeth Goodspeed on Szilveszter Makó and the commercial appeal of the auteur

The mascots, design and visual history of Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that puts functionality above aesthetics

Magic, made by hand: inside the world-first exhibition revealing how Jim Henson’s puppets came to life

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