Jessica Westwood (professional name of Jessica Rodgers) is a freelance print designer based in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, with over seven years of industry experience. She holds a BA (Hons) in Textile Design from Nottingham Trent University and designs catwalk-responsive seamless repeat patterns for womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, and homeware. Designs sell to high street brands, retailers, and independent labels across the UK, US, and Europe. She sells via Patternbank Studio.

Commercially versatile with strengths in florals, novelty characters, animal print, seasonal/holiday prints, and check designs. The portfolio features confident repeat pattern work with a hand-drawn foundation - hand-rendered florals, character-based conversational designs (named characters with individual stories), festive checks, and animal prints. Currently developing a new handwriting style and character-led licensing series.

All designs start from hand-drawing - on paper or a drawing tablet - before development into seamless digital repeats. Strong Adobe programme capability. Screen printing background from Nottingham Trent University education.

Womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, and homeware. Designs trend-responsive repeats six months in advance. Early career exposure to Topshop, ASOS, Urban Outfitters, River Island, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge, and Tesco supply chains via JRC London internship. Kidswear print design for Hello Hector (worldwide trade shows). Placement prints for International Insignia (Museums, Zoos, Universities). Designs active on Patternbank Studio; sells in UK, Europe, and US.

BA (Hons) Textile Design, Nottingham Trent University (2014-2017). Foundation degree in Art and Design, Birmingham Metropolitan College (2013-2014). Industry placements at JRC London and Whiston and Wright Limited, with designs shown at Spinexpo Shanghai and Première Vision Paris. Freelance since February 2018. Continued working through maternity leave in 2025, gaining new clients and confirmed retail print spots.

The portfolio features a broad commercial repeat pattern range: hand-drawn florals, novelty conversational character prints, festive/holiday designs, and animal prints. Output is trend-responsive and designed for multi-gender, multi-category retail. LinkedIn activity documents confirmed print spots in activewear and retail.