Nick has been writing for brands and businesses for over a decade. From 1997 to 2002, he worked at creative consultancy Other Creative, where his roles included Head of Writing and eventually Managing Director. Since 2002, he has worked independently for a range of design companies and direct clients. In 2006, he published Alas! Smith & Milton: How not to run a design company, cited as a rare example of a design book whose words are as interesting as its pictures. As a director of writers' organisation 26, he has contributed to books including From Here To Here: Stories Inspired by London's Circle Line and The Bard & Co: Shakespeare's Role in Modern Business. His work has won several awards, including two appearances in
the D&AD Annual, most recently in the Writing For Design category.