The projects big weekend poster design by paigecritchley.com

Exciting New Bouldering Festival Poster Design

Really excited to show you a new poster design that I created for a bouldering festival, coming soon in Dorset. It’s being held by The Project Climbing Centre in Poole, you can check out the event by heading over to their website: https://www.theprojectclimbingcentre.co.uk/the-big-weekend.

I really enjoyed creating this poster, I started by hand drawing elements and getting a feel for the sport by researching climbing and bouldering. I had a little desk set up at a co-working space right above this climbing centre for a few months and this meant I could really get a feel for what this sport was all about. I really enjoyed getting to know everyone and it was great to be asked to design this poster for them whilst I was there. Here are some images of the final design and process:

I hope you like this design. You can check out my other work by heading over to the portfolio tab on my website or by clicking here.

Thanks for visiting!

Prints for Sunborne - by paigecritchley.com

Vibrant Print Designs for Kidswear

Drawings/illustrations, graphic design, print design

Here are some fun and bright prints I designed for Sunborne, an outdoor lifestyle kidswear brand based in Australia.

I am very happy with how these turned out! Since I started out as a print and graphic designer I have always loved being able to experiment with colour and vibrancy. My favourite prints to create are the ones that are bold and stand out, especially if they are a little abstract.

I have to say, I love designing for Australian brands in the winter months, it’s a reminder that the sunshine is always out somewhere on this planet, despite the terrible weather we are having here in England at the moment. Can’t wait for summer!

Here are some of my favourites that I designed for the new collection:

Print designs for Sunborne - by paigecritchley.com

Check out the rest of my portfolio by heading over to the portfolio tab at the top of this page.

NOWCA Sub10 Club badges - designed by paigecritchley.com

Designing Badges for Cold Water Swimming Enthusiasts

graphic design

It’s that time of the year again! It’s getting colder and lots of us are keeping up the swimming and dipping, even in under 10 degrees conditions. I was asked to design the Sub10 Club badges again for NOWCA this year. The Sub10 Club is a cold water community that swim through the Winter when water temperatures are most likely to drop below 10°C. The goal is to help and support like minded swimmers and to enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of cold water swimming in a safe setting. Read more about this awesome club by clicking >here<.
Here are the badges that I designed for 2025:

To view the badges that I designed for NOWCA’s Sub10 Club last year (2024), please click >here<.

Any activities in water, especially cold water swimming has a big place in my heart as I enjoy it so much and it influences a lot of my work. I try and swim in the sea all year round, no wetsuit! Brrrrr!

I'm a print and graphic designer inspired by the ocean and nature. Visit paigecritchley.com to view my portfolio and hire me. — Me swimming at Sandbanks, Dorset, UK.

I’ve worked with lots of different brands that have swimming as their sole inspiration, including Wilda and Last is Fast. You can view what I have created for these brands and others by clicking >here<.

Are you a swimming based brand and need some help with the graphic design side of your business? I have 8+ years experience designing graphics for clothing, product, merchandise and more. Get in touch: paigecritchley@hotmail.co.uk.