Nicola Howells Design

05/01/2026

WOW! Now that's what I call a fresh start to the new work year!
I'm going to be honest: 2025 was an absolute mission, however I just wanted to say a massive 'Thank You' for the continued support of all my valued clients and trusted partners. You've been amazing.
St Christopher's
Community Hospice
Oxygen Installations
Emirates Holidays
Lyonsbennett
Spiers Engineering Safety
Oliver & Graimes
JC Academy Ltd
Engage Creative & Marketing Ltd
DWD Communications
Lichfield Live
Beacon Commodities Ltd

Bring on 2026 – I'm ready for you!

13/06/2025

06/08/2024

It's wonderful to see the brand refresh for Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice finally being realised. Thanks to the lovely Aneta Saunders and her team for entrusting us with their artwork. This is the first of many applications and thanks to the crew at Oxygen Installations it looks amazing.
A great, co-ordinated effort: as always.
Can't wait to see the rest of the collateral being rolled out. Bring it on!
If you need help delivering your brand refresh: please don't hesitate to get in touch. We're experts in logistics: delivering across multiple channels.
There's not much we can't do together.

28/02/2024

I'm taking on the 100 Skips a Day Challenge in March for Cancer Research.
If you fancy donating, please go to my Just Giving page:
https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/nicolas-giving-page-9773
Thanks!

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m going to be completing 100 skips every day in March to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research by donating to my page.

10/01/2024

Another successful sign-off deserves another sounding-off!

Armed with another set of super strong brand guidelines, it's been an absolute pleasure to roll out the artwork for the brand refresh of St Christopher's Hospice across multiple retail sites throughout south east London.

Thanks to the fabulous Emily Baddeley and her team for being so lovely to work with, the ever brilliant Craig Stephens for the recommendation and the Scantech group (including Oxygen Installations) for the precision site surveys, production and installation. It's a pleasure to work with folk at the top of their game. I love it when a plan comes together so slickly – long may it continue!

If you have a creative project which needs laser precision artwork accuracy and your own team are simply unable to give it the focus this requires: please don't hesitate to get in touch.

I ❤️ love print in all its guises.

03/01/2024

Watch out!
I'm about to sound off with a rare tooting of my own horn!
I'm finally able to share the fabulous new Virgin Atlantic Holidays brochure, it's been my pleasure to produce.

Thank you so much to Zoe Seabrook for the initial approach and the fabulous Liz Taylor-Hemming for being such a joy to work with. If I could have a project like this every day please, I would be a very happy lady:
– Red hot product team who know their word counts, image resources and are as quick on the proof feedback as I am on the artworking front: Check!
– Robust guidelines and a stellar marketing team, leaving no room for error and ensuring an on brand quality product: Yes indeedy.
– Rock steady artworker who can turn a blank page into an initial 64pp brochure proof within 48hrs and the complete artwork within 9 days: Oiu, c'est moi!

Also, a massive thank you to the wonderful Craig Stephens and the Scantech crew for ensuring a quality print finish and excellent logistics.
IF you're looking for someone to manage your hefty print publications and fear the deadline is too tight: there's no such thing as impossible. Get in touch!
Brochures really are my happy place.

Oh and Sir Richard? If you're feeling generous: my daughter keeps mentioning a 'coconut holiday'?!
End of toot!

20/11/2023

On the 10th December the Engage Creative team Steve, Dan, Nic and also Steve's daughter Evie aged 9 will be running 5k around Trentham to raise money for the charity Mind. We really appreciate anything that you can donate!

https://www.justgiving.com/page/lisa-bishop-1700340080368?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Flisa-bishop-1700340080368&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

20/10/2023

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Minnow's Arrived! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Our favourite, furry sales assistant will be at the helm today and tomorrow. She's not quite got to grips with the card machine: in fact she's all paws! But she's ready to greet anyone with bags of love and a wagging tail.
You'll find plenty of reasons to chase the grey skies away at The Plant Plot Garden Village this weekend including the Pumpkin Express this Sunday 12-4.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
The Plant Plot Garden Village

18/10/2023

18/10/2023

Shop Cute, Quirky and Crafted to Perfection by Pellyweg located in Rugeley, United Kingdom.

13/10/2023

Another great day with the team from Engage Creative at the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce: Let’s Do Business 2023 event at Uttoxeter Racecourse. I never need an excuse for a natter and today we were in over-drive extolling the virtues of being a one-stop solution shop for all your print, branding and publishing needs. Always encouraging to be met with so much enthusiasm for our versatility and proud to be part of such a positively driven team.
We ❤️ print.
Engage Creative