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From hieroglyphics to pizza pop-ups, how to make a side project successful Find out about two side hustles – courtesy of Kate Prior and Archief Cairo – in this recap of what happened at May’s edition of Nicer Tuesdays. Share Share Over the years we’ve seen all kinds of side projects grace It’s Nice That, from the weird to the wonderful and pretty much everything in between. Particularly this past year, we’ve seen how side projects have kept creatives going. With no time limit or com...

Kate Prior joins the line-up for May’s Nicer Tuesdays! If you’ve dreamed of pausing your creative practice and setting up a restaurant instead, this month’s event will show you how. Words This month’s Nicer Tuesdays (taking place on Tuesday 25 May) will have a slight line-up change. On the topic of how to create an impactful side project, London-based illustrator Kate Prior will now be joining our editor-in-chief Matt Alagiah to discuss how she started her own pizza pop-up during lockdo...

Photographer Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek and Cairo-based design collective Archief Cairo will be speaking at this month’s edition of online creative talks. 

What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders Meet the Cairo-based collective capturing the city and its ancient typographic through all five senses. Words Archief Cairo is a multilingual lab for research, preservation and communication, based in the Egyptian capital. Established in 2018 by Hana Neuman, Maram Al Refaei, Sherine Salla and Ryan Vicente Lee Grees, the group met at Cairo’s German University. Ryan was lecturer to both Hana...