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A pile of brightly coloured, curved posters in blue, yellow, red and green. The blue poster in the centre reads “Review of the Year 2017” twice, with a small “Supported by Google” logo below.

Review of the Year 2017

A close-up of layered graphic prints. A yellow sheet curls over a black background, featuring the word “Protest” repeated in a bold black column.

2017: the year that protest became a trend?

14 December 2017
A collection of printed materials, including a bright green poster with the words “Graphic Design” repeated in a bold, black typeface. Beside it lies a blue page from the “New York Times Magazine” showing a person in a blue swimsuit.

Review of the Year 2017: Top 25 Graphic Design

21 December 2017
A pile of printed materials, including comic strips and a red poster with the word “Illustration” repeated in bold black type. The prints feature colourful drawings of figures and a close-up of a blue pair of jeans.

Review of the Year 2017: Top 25 Illustration

21 December 2017
A 3D render of overlapping, folded sheets of printed paper. One yellow sheet features the repeated words “Moving Image” in bold black type, while another pink sheet shows distorted, screaming faces.

Review of the Year 2017: Top 25 Moving Image

21 December 2017
A collection of printed sheets and photographs are scattered across a surface. One black sheet features the word “Photography” repeated in a bold, sans-serif typeface.

Review of the Year 2017: Top 25 Photography

21 December 2017
A stack of rolled-up posters in various colours and patterns. One bright blue roll in the centre features the word “November” in bold, dark grey type.

Battered by Storm Brian and narcissism from Minaj: what the hell happened in November?

21 December 2017
A stack of rolled-up magazines and posters. A bright yellow strip in the centre reads “December” in bold black type.

Festive monsters, dyslexia and Gilbert and George: December on It's Nice That

21 December 2017
A collection of colourful, printed papers are layered and folded over one another. A blue sheet features the repeated phrase “Most Read” in bold, slanted typography.

Review of the Year 2017: It's Nice That's 100 Most Read Articles

21 December 2017
A 3D render of several rolled-up posters stacked horizontally. One grey roll features the word “October” in bold, embossed lettering.

World Mental Health Day and Ryan Gosling makes typography jokes: highlights from October 2017

20 December 2017
A stack of rolled-up posters in various colours. One bright red roll in the centre features the word “September” in bold black type.

The (near) ban of Uber and a united front: a look back at September 2017

20 December 2017
A close-up of printed materials, with a red page peeling away to reveal an illustration. The red page features repeating black text that reads “7 Creatives 7 Cities”.

Seven creatives in seven cities around the world share what's great about their local culture

20 December 2017
A collage of two printed pieces. One features a repeating pattern of a red train and small faces on a white background, while the other is a blue page with the words “Highlights” and “Lowlights” repeated in a bold, black typeface.

Creatives around the world share the personal highlights and lowlights of their year

20 December 2017
A 3D render of layered, curving sheets of textured paper. One black sheet features embossed repetitions of “AR” and “VR”, while others show abstract patterns in yellow, green and blue.

Parallel Worlds: how VR and AR became artists’ new canvas, and brands followed suit

19 December 2017
A stack of rolled-up posters and papers in various colours. One bright yellow roll in the centre features the word “July” in bold black type.

From a global heatwave to a GoT photoshoot: a look back at July 2017

19 December 2017
A collage featuring a black and white photograph of a person lying down, overlaid with a green diagonal banner. The banner repeats the phrase “Image of 2017” in bold black type.

Image of 2017: ten photographs that encapsulate the year

19 December 2017
A stack of rolled-up magazines. One bright green roll in the centre features the word “August” in bold, grey lettering.

Blue dogs in Mumbai and David Attenborough: a look back at August 2017

19 December 2017
Sheets of red, blue, yellow and green paper are piled and folded together. Each sheet is printed with the repeating words “Google Design” in black.

Google Design’s best of 2017

18 December 2017
A stack of rolled-up posters. One grey roll in the centre features the word “May” in large, bold type.

Political posters and Youtube Sans: a look back at May 2017

18 December 2017
A 3D render of a stack of rolled-up posters. A bright blue roll in the centre features the word “June” in bold, dark grey type.

The UK snap election and the world of Weirdcore: a look back at June 2017

18 December 2017
A close-up of overlapping printed sheets. One red page features the repeated text “OneWord17” separated by hash symbols, while a blue comic-style illustration shows a speech bubble reading “UUG GH!!”.

What one word best describes your year? Get involved in the Review of the Year Insta Brief

18 December 2017
A stack of rolled-up posters in various colours. One bright red roll in the centre features the word “April” in bold, black type.

Vogue's new editor and a typeface for pride: a look back at April 2017

15 December 2017
A stack of rolled-up posters. One bright green poster in the centre reads “March” in bold, black type.

Bake Off, legalising weed and Fanta's redesign: highlights from March 2017

15 December 2017
A close-up of a green poster with the words “Big Moment”, “Bigger Moment” and “Biggest Moment” repeated in bold black type. A red sheet of paper curls over the top, partially obscuring the text and showing a stylised illustration of a person. In the background, a crowd of people wear pink knitted hats.

An international cast of creatives choose the biggest moments of 2017

15 December 2017
A stack of rolled-up posters or prints. One bright blue roll in the centre features the word “January” in bold, dark grey type.

Trump’s inauguration and a design census: a look back at January 2017

14 December 2017
An illustration of two figures, one with pink hair and another with orange hair, positioned upside down. A yellow background behind the image features the name “Kyle Platts” repeated in a bold, black typeface.

Kyle Platts illustrates the five top tips he’s picked up in 2017

14 December 2017

Review Of The Year Archive

A 3D render in shades of blue featuring two glossy, embossed panels. The top panel reads “2010” and the bottom reads “2020”, separated by a central strip that reads “PREVIEW OF THE YEAR”.

Preview of the Year 2020

    A 3D render of pale pink textured cards. One card features the year “2019” embossed in a soft, rounded typeface, while another below reads “REVIEW OF THE YEAR”.

    Review of the Year 2019

      Stacks of colourful magazines and zines are arranged in a grid on a table. Some covers feature bold typography reading “REVIEW”, “OF THE”, and “YEAR”.

      Review of the Year 2018

        A bold typographic graphic on a bright green background reads “The It’s Nice That Review of the Year”. Small text at the bottom reads “Supported by Google”.

        Review of the Year 2016

          A 3D render of a purple surface being peeled back to reveal colourful illustrations underneath. Bold black text in the centre reads “REVIEW OF THE YEAR”, with a smaller “Supported by Squarespace” logo at the bottom.

          Review of the Year 2015

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