Nicole Hower is a designer and art director with over 9 years of industry experience.

Her work focuses on meaningful designs that are rooted in market research and trends. She has worked on as many as 12 New York Times bestsellers and her covers have been featured on Publishers Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, Casual Optimist, Indie Next List, and Bustle. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and daughter.

For art direction or design inquiries please reach out to nicole.hower@kommacreative.com.

In addition to her work in publishing, she’s also the founder and creative director at Komma Creative. Komma Creative is a branding and marketing agency based in Chicago, offering services ranging from brand positioning and identity development to campaign concepting and production.