About me

Jacqueline Colley is an Illustrator and Pattern Designer based in Hackney, with 10 years experience working for brands including Twitter UK, Quarto Publishing, Ohh Deer, Mollie Makes, and Oasis she is available to work freelance on select projects

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• Freelance parents! I’m returning to work after parental leave and have a years worth of ideas to catch up on. How can I prioritise my time?

Projects

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  Atomic ArcadeSilk Screen Print for a group show with print Club London on the theme of 'Play'
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  An A-Z of Pop Culture CreaturesJacqueline spends way too much time watching TV and decided to channel her love of cult movie characters into an A-Z of Pop Culture Creatures. As a child of the 80’s, raised on a diet of television and movies, advertising and pop culture became her obsession and with nowhere to go in Lockdown she fell head first back into those worlds creating a series of illustrations to keep company with Vampires and Zombies! Lithograph printed in London onto 100% recycled card with biodegradable inks
• 7

  Spring EditorialSpring Pattern, typography and illustration pages for Mollie Makes Magazine
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  CHILLY'S Artist SeriesDream job alert! Inspired by Wildwood NJ a mid century motel mecca that I visited back in 2018, it was awesome to dedicate a project in honour of this magical place!⁠ The Bottle comes in an amazing Pastel Neon Pink that is 'Pastel Roadtrip' then the sun goes down and the neon lights turn on for Wildwood at night aka 'Neon Nights' I think you already know that I had so much fun working on this project with CHILLY’S! See my full interview with them here
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  Zodiac SignsZodiac signs are labels that help us understand and navigate our way in the world so I reworked them into actual labels. Focussing on a positive quality inherent to each sign and re imagining that as a retro brand. Gemini’s are Curious so an aircraft label synonymous world travel and seeking out new experiences felt like the perfect visualisation! Scorpio’s are Resourceful and most often represented by a scorpion so I chose to illustrate a matchbook as it’s something a resourceful person would c
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  Life on HoldProject raising money for the NHS and Mind during the pandemic through donations for designers layered files which can then be 'remixed' and uploaded a continuous conversation of creativity! https://www.lifeonhold.org

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Projects credited in

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  HUA / Schön!

Work history

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Illustrator & Pattern DesignerJacqueline Colley
Feb 2014London, United KingdomFreelance
Self employed freelance Illustration and Pattern Design
Textile Print DesignerOasis Fashions
Jan 2012 - Feb 2014London, United KingdomFull Time
Designing repeat prints and placements across all departments

Skills

• Design
• Illustration
• Design Pattern
• Repeat Pattern
• Botanical Illustration
• Animal Illustration
• Digital Illustration
• Editorial Illustration
• Surface Pattern
• Pattern Design

Education

Graphic Design for CommunicationChelsea College of Arts (UAL)
Sep 2003 - Jun 2008London, United Kingdom
Illustrator and Pattern Designer with a fun, colourful and Feminine style!

Awards

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Best IllustratorMollie Makes
Winner in the Best Illustrator category 2017 for Mollie Makes Magazine
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Heals DiscoversHeals
Winner in the Textiles category for my Kingfisher print