Housing Associations
Graphic design for housing associations
Housing associations have a lot to communicate, often to a wide mix of audiences. From tenants and leaseholders to internal teams, partners, and local communities, your communications need to be clear, accessible, and consistent, while still reflecting the values behind your organisation.
We work with housing associations to design printed and digital materials that support engagement, build trust, and make information easier to understand. Whether it’s tenant newsletters, annual reports, consultation materials, campaign assets, or day-to-day design support, we help you bring important messages to life in a way that feels professional, approachable, and easy to act on.
What makes great design for housing associations?
Great design for housing associations starts with understanding the audience. Communications need to work for tenants, residents, leaseholders, and community stakeholders, including people who may be stressed, short on time, or accessing information on a phone. The best design makes key messages easy to find, easy to understand, and easy to act on.
It also needs to balance warmth with authority. Housing associations often have important updates to share, whether that’s service information, safety guidance, consultation plans, or support resources. Good design helps those messages feel approachable without losing professionalism, supporting trust and reducing confusion.
Finally, housing association communications need to be consistent across everything you produce. From newsletters and posters to letters, campaign materials, and digital content, a joined-up visual approach saves time, keeps your brand recognisable, and helps your teams communicate with confidence across print and digital.
Design support that makes your communications easier
When communications need to reach a wide range of audiences, it helps to have a design partner you can rely on. We work as an extension of your team, helping you deliver consistent, well-designed materials across print and digital, without adding pressure or complexity.
With seven in-house designers, we’re quick to respond, easy to brief, and able to support everything from one-off campaigns to ongoing design needs. Online proofing keeps feedback and approvals simple, especially when multiple teams need to sign things off, and we take care of the detail so your communications feel considered and professional every time.
If you need print too, we can manage that through our partnership with Bishops Printers, helping you take projects from design through to production and delivery smoothly. It’s a practical, joined-up service that saves time and makes rollout easier.
FAQs
What type of design work do you support housing associations with?
We support housing associations with both day-to-day design and larger campaign projects. That includes tenant newsletters, posters and notices, consultation materials, service updates, annual reports, direct mail, event materials, and digital assets like social graphics and web-ready visuals.
Can you help us keep our communications consistent across different teams and services?
Yes. Many housing associations have multiple departments producing communications, and it’s easy for things to start looking inconsistent over time. We can work within your existing brand guidelines, create reusable templates, and help your team keep everything joined up across print and digital.
Do you design communications that are accessible and easy to understand?
Yes. We design with accessibility and readability in mind, especially for tenant-facing communications. That includes using strong colour contrast, clear typography, sensible font sizes, and layouts that avoid clutter. We also structure content so key information stands out quickly, especially on notices, letters, and posters.
How do you handle feedback and sign-off from multiple stakeholders?
We use an online proofing tool to keep feedback simple and organised. Stakeholders can review and comment in one place, which helps reduce version confusion and makes approvals smoother, especially when several teams need to be involved.
Can you work with our existing templates, or do we need to start from scratch?
We can do either. If you already have templates in place, we can improve and refresh them while keeping your existing structure. If your templates aren’t working anymore, we can create new ones that are easier to use and more consistent across different communications.
Do you offer print and mailing as well as design?
Yes. Through our partnership with Bishops Printers and The Mailing People we can manage the full process from design through to print production and delivery. This keeps projects simpler, reduces the number of suppliers involved, and helps ensure quality stays consistent.
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