What does “nice twice” stand for?
The Nice Twice Club’s name was created following a number of discussions and creative workshops. See our previous blog, “the creation of Nice Twice Club” for more details about these discussions.
We asked community members to draw or write their answer to “what does accessibility mean to you?”. There was a lot of discussion surrounding invisible disabilities and how to capture the importance of venues being accessible to invisible disabilities as well as physical disabilities. Words which were captured were; kind, welcoming, safe, comfortable, friendly and nice. Below are some photos capturing these creative discussions.
Nice Twice Club campaign was created following an idea around putting stickers in the windows of welcoming spaces, similar to a hygiene rating. We asked community members “what message do we want people to know when they see the campaign sticker?”. It was suggested that they wanted people to know the place was welcoming, accessible and safe.
We looked at all the words written from the creative discussions and we all agreed the word “nice” represented our message. It shows that the emphasis is on people rather than the physical space, and that the campaign is to encourage people to be nice. This simple message is clear and concise as well as an element of fun and friendliness, which is what the community members brought to the campaign. The word nice also has had negative connotations over the years which we thought would be an opportunity to reclaim the word.
“Twice” was soon added to nice to create “nice twice” following a discussion around if a place was nice, we’d go twice. Some community members also liked the nice twice phrase as it meant going above and beyond, being nice more than once. Both connotations suit our message.
“Without the “nice” there’s no “twice”.
“Club” was also added to nice twice to create the full name “nice twice club”. We wanted spaces who signed up to the campaign to feel a sense of community and part of a supportive club with a shared message.
Once the name was established, we worked with local artist Ollie Marshall to design the logo. Ollie took all the drawings and notes from the workshops and designed a few options to show to the group. Ollie took the smiley face and peace sign as it was drawn all over the different notes and drawings from community members.
Ollie said, “I've really enjoyed the experience of working with nice twice club from start to finish, both the team and the community they engage with have been nothing but passionate, friendly and most importantly fun.
I strongly believe they will go on to play a very important role in Hull as the city is still finding its identity both creatively and culturally so it's a great and exciting time.”
The creation of the name was community led and curated by community members. It is a campaign which has been developed from the community and the name is a reminder of that.
Spread nice vibes by being nice people!