Profile 1: It's Nice That / Printed Pages Magazine
It's Nice That's bi-annual magazine, Printed Pages. Described in SS17 as
• '...240 pages of inspiring work and engaging articles featuring creatives from around the world.'
• 'Providing an essential overview of the creative world today...'
• '...an optimistic record of the power of creativity in all its forms.'
It's Nice That began as a website that featured work of practicing creatives, before launching their magazine (which became Printed Pages in 2013), and an extensive events programme comprised of lectures, talks, workshops and symposiums. Their aim is to showcase and celebrate work from across a range of creative disciplines, presenting that of established names as well as newcomers.
What interests me most is how they cover a lot of ground, existing in many different contexts - from digital, to print, to events organisation. How could a person (or a small group) could facilitate these types of things. I would like to see my own practice existing in many broad contexts and having many functions and purposes to operate within.
Also, this aligns with my interest in publishing and having works that take on a printed format. I could ask who is involved in this process, and if publishing is as difficult as it seems, what resources are available, who would support these ambitions, what basics are needed to set up a publication, etc..
London-based Risograph printer and publishing house that also functions as a specialist shop, selling artists prints and other printed goods, as well as running workshops, events, and exhibitions. In some ways, Hato is split into two sides - working as a printer that produces printed work on commission on behalf of clients and collaborators, and then also working as an arts space and events organiser to a non-commercial audience, representing themselves.
In terms of relevance to my future practice, if I'm not printing work myself, I would like to know how an organisation like Hato could support me in working collaboratively with them. They also offer Printernships, where they will encourage recent graduates to extend their practice whilst using Hato's space and facilities.
Profile 3: Nobrow Press
Publishers that produce illustration books, children's books (Flying Eye), Nobrow magazine - which features illustrated works that adhere to a certain theme, as well as a number of smaller edition books that operate under the label of Nobrow small press.
Nobrow's publishing catalogue spans across different genres, narratives, themes, and they have worked with a huge number of international artists. They refer to what they do as Visual Publishing, which is a great term as it encompasses so many different types of books and printed publications.
Not only is the narrative and visual content of what they produce important to them, but also the ways in which the publications are put together - in terms of their design and their production processes that are used. The breadth of what they bring to a wider audience is so vast, and leaves a lot of room for innovative ideas to come in the future.
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