Freelance Print Designer for Kids Fashion

Sketch of a girl's swimsuit in a technical drawing style. The swimsuit has a bright, ditsy floral print on it in yellow, pink and red. The floral has a modern, illustrated look to it.
Drawing of a toddler's tracksuit. The top has a 'bonjour' multicolour slogan on it and the bottoms have a small croissant print randomly scattered on them. The tracksuit it beige with lilac ribbing at the edges.
Drawing of a toddler's tracksuit. The top has a 'bonjour' multicolour slogan on it and the bottoms have a small croissant print randomly scattered on them. The tracksuit it beige with lilac ribbing at the edges.
Sketch of a girl's swimsuit in a technical drawing style. The swimsuit has a bright, ditsy floral print on it in yellow, pink and red. The floral has a modern, illustrated look to it.
Technical drawing of a boys shirt with an illustrated tropical Hawaii print in a tonal beige and brown colour

I work with brands to create playful and modern print designs that kids love to wear and grown-ups want to buy.

If you need a designer that actually gets your brand, I got you. I create designs that will set your kidswear collection apart and actually sell. Whether you’ve got a solid brief, or just the start of an idea, I’ll work with you to go from concept to print ready design.

Hand drawn lettering that read 'what do you need?'

Print and Pattern Design

Turning an idea into something that’s ready to be printed on a garment.

  • Repeat artworks for screen, rotary or digital printing
  • Colour separation with pantone references
  • Recolouring or reworking existing patterns
  • Digitalising vintage or hand-drawn artwork

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Mockups and Range Planning

Visualising how prints will look on a garment and come together as a collection.

  • Colouring technical drawings
  • Mock-ups showing placement or scale
  • Collection presentations
  • Guidance with planning a range

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Trend and Creative Direction

Sparking ideas and telling stories through prints and use of colour.

  • Design Moodboards
  • Creative direction or seasonal themes
  • Market and trend analysis
  • Colour palettes and planning

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Hand drawn lettering that read 'what do you need?'

Print and Pattern Design

Turning an idea into something that’s ready to be printed on a garment.

  • Repeat artworks for screen, rotary or digital printing
  • Colour separation with pantone references
  • Recolouring or reworking existing patterns
  • Digitalising vintage or hand-drawn artwork

+ Find out more

Mockups and Range Planning

Visualising how prints will look on a garment and come together as a collection.

  • Colouring technical drawings
  • Mock-ups showing placement or scale
  • Collection presentations
  • Guidance with planning a range

+ Find out more

Trend and Creative Direction

Sparking ideas and telling stories through prints and use of colour.

  • Design Moodboards
  • Creative direction or seasonal themes
  • Market and trend analysis
  • Colour palettes and planning

+ Find out more

Illustration of a set of lilac dungarees with a hand drawn croissant print on them. The crossiant print is small and randomly scattered, with 2 large placement prints on the pockets.

Kids

Illustrated technical drawing of a shirt that has a hand drawn check print in different shades of green

Boys

Illustrated technical drawing of girls dress with a ditsy floral print. The print is in dusky tones of beige, pink, coral and purple.

Girls

Illustration of a kid's tracksuit. The top is a jumper with a large abstract print on it in green, lilac, beige and orange. The trousers are plain beige.

Unisex

Technical drawing in an illustrated style of a babies puffer onesie. The jacket is in a brown leopard print design in a modern, slightly abstract style.

Babies

Drawing of a girls swimsuit with ruffled sleeves. Blue with a Hawaii inspired print design in black.

Swimwear

I specialise in designing prints for kids. Kidswear lends itself to my design style – playful and sweet, illustrative and often graphic.

I don’t really have one look I stick to. Although I lean more towards modern and bold; I find soft and nostalgic really nice too. I love sketching or painting motifs by hand; but equally enjoy creating artworks digitally. I’m a big fan of organic layouts; but think there’s nothing cooler than a graphic repeat.

Most of all though, I love just playing and see where a design can go. I adapt my process depending on what I’m looking to achieve or who the print is for. In the end, as long as I can imagine a kid getting excited to wear it, that’s how I know it’s right!

Illustrated wording that says 'why work with me?'

I’ve specialised in designing kidswear prints for the last 4 years, and have designed graphics and garments for over a decade.

Originally coming from a technical design background (I studied lingerie design and worked in that industry for years), I never planned to side step into print design or kidswear. But after an opportunity nudged me in this direction, I didn’t look back – I fell in love with the cute and cool world of kidswear!

Over my career I’ve had experience across product design and brand management. I’ve worked for corporates, at independents and with start-ups. This mixed bag of experience gives me a great foundation to be able to balance creativity and commercially in my designs.

I now work as freelance print designer with a variety of clients. Every brief is a bit different, so I try to keep things flexible and focus on finding the best way of achieving whatever is needed. Whether you know exactly what you want, or are not quite sure where to start, I’m happy to help.

Painted line drawing of freelance fashion print designer, Marie Gallagher. She is resting her chin on her hand, and in her hand she is holding a paintbrush, pencil and pen.