...on advocating for freelance designers. Nicola Black is a graphic designer and community leader. As the principal of Nicola Black Design she specializes in branding for large and small businesses alike. She’s also the founder of South Jersey Creative and heads up Spark, the Philadelphia/South Jersey chapter of the Freelancers’ Union. Nicola sits down for a chat about caricatures, the biggest challenges freelance designers face, contest culture and wayward baked goods.