Pacifico Prints

Claudia Galindo, a Colombian graphic designer based in Barcelona, is the face behind Pacífico Prints. After many years spent working in design studios, Claudia began to feel more drawn towards illustration; “That’s why I decided to create Pacífico, a place where I could create my own things and not be always depending on what the client/brand has to say”. Pacifico is a space where Claudia can create, illustrate, and print.

Claudia fell in love with screen printing many years ago when she partook in a screen printining workshop. However, afterwards she lacked the time and the materials to do it on her own. During the Covid pandemic, after losing her job she decided to invest her time in things that she could enjoy doing. Thus, she rediscovered screen printing. Claudia says; “I started to illustrate different things that reminded me of something, someone or a moment, and decided to print t-shirts”. She soon realised that she enjoyed creating prints on textiles, and that this was the direction that she would love to continue to grow, creating not only illustrations, but also patterns to create full textiles.

As a graphic designer, Claudia has always been interested in working with physical materials, and not solely the computer. “This is what I like the most about the screen printing process: I get to work with my hands and get away from the screen which I have to be in front of 8 hours a day,” states the printmaker.

Her process starts by illustrating something that she has in mind onto paper. Claudia comments “I’m not very good at illustrating, or I’m not really confident about it, so it takes me some time to decide on something that I like”. Afterwards, she moves to the computer to create the layers and wrap up the design, and then, her favourite part, she goes to her workshop and starts printing.

There are many illustrators and designers that inspire Claudia’s work, but the majority of inspiration comes from nature and music. Alongside her passion for colourful things,  everyday things that happen to her are also reflected in her prints; be that places she has visited, people she has met, or her Colombian heritage.

This summer, Claudia launched a collaborative project with her friend, Tierra de Peludos (a dog photography project). Claudia designed a printed a limited edition of bandannas for dogs, which were then photographed by her friend. “It was really hard because it was the first time working with such a big screen, but we are really happy with the result,” says Claudia. There are 3 colours (neon pink, neon orange and neon green) and 3 different sizes (S, M, L) available.

Claudia hopes to continue to grow Pacifico Prints, and leave her job at a graphic design studio to work on screen printing full time. She is looking forward to creating patterned textiles for clothing and home decor in the future, as well as bringing her illustrations to life through the process of animation.

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