Ones to Watch 2019

It’s Nice That’s Ones to Watch shines a light on 12 emerging talents who we think will conquer the creative world in the coming year. Our selection for 2019 has been chosen from a global pool of creative talent for their ability to consistently produce inspiring and engaging work across a diverse range of disciplines. Whether in photography, art or graphic design, each of our selections continually pushes the boundaries of what is possible with their creative output.

We caught up with each of our Ones to Watch to find about more about their career so far, and what they have planned for 2019.

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Ones to Watch 2019

Introducing It's Nice That's Ones to Watch 2019

Jacob Wise on legibility, expressive typography and referencing in graphic design

Natsai Audrey Chieza rethinks how designers and scientists can solve the world’s toughest problems

Through otherworldly and surreal illustrations Jee-ook Choi strives for “unrealistic beauty”

Funny, thoughtful and educational, Gossamer is about much more than just cannabis

“The character is already there”: Andrea Artemisio builds narrative, attitude and tone in his photographs

Yushi Li's work takes a sideways look at agency and intimacy for the Tinder generation

How two RCA graduates formed one design mind as Regular Practice

Buddhism and computer games collide in Kenta Cobayashi’s digitally manipulated photography

Xavier Monney uses type to weave words into something weird, warped, and wonderful

What does gravity look like? Artist Yuko Mohri’s installations make the intangible visible

Micaiah Carter's had a meteoric rise but there’s far more to come from this prolific photographer

Haein Kim’s animated comedy Peepin’ comes from a place of honesty

Updates

Haein Kim reimagines fleece as a symbol of maternal love in her latest animation

Regular Practice turns the lightweight padding of Ultra Light Down into a typeface

Yuko Mohri returns to her favourite material to showcase the properties of Uniqlo’s Blocktech

Jee-ook Choi turns Uniqlo’s AIRism range into a series of ethereal illustrations

Micaiah Carter interprets Uniqlo’s linen range with a sultry sun-drenched shoot

Regular Practice on returning back to the Royal College of Art for this year's show identity

Max Siedentopf plays Sigrid in new music video he's directed for... Sigrid

Gossamer volume three takes a darker turn, exploring the theme of “night”

Natsai Audrey Chieza explains her latest bio-fabricated installations

Joyce Ng and Leslie Zhang feature in this year's Dazed100 list

Cécile Dormeau, Braulio Amado and other INT faves try out Julian Glander's new game, Art Sqool

Charlie Kwai photographs Ghanaians buried in sand to avoid the heat – or just for a laugh

Flaneur's latest issue shows off Studio Yukiko's typographic excellence

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