Hi, I’m Lexi, a New York-based graphic designer exploring the intersections of advocacy, education, and design.



Hi, I’m Lexi, a New York-based graphic designer exploring the intersections of advocacy, education, and design.


Rough Style Frames:

First style frame: a grayscale photo-realistic hand is holding a clock, with an index finger on the timer switch. Black text on a beige background reads, "You have to." Grey text next to the index finger says " act " multiple times around the frame." Second style frame: a grayscale photo of young Angela Davis speaking into a microphone on a beige background. A Pink triangle echoes out from her mouth, with black text inside the area that reads, "Radically." The text repeats multiple times and overlaps to fill the space. Third style frame: a grayscale photo of Earth on a beige background. There is black text around the Earth photo that says, "Transform the world and." A colored picture of older Angela Davis with an arm in the air in protest. A small orange button next to the image says "Free Angela." On the right of the world are a white and orange "A Rally for Angela" poster and a transparent historical newspaper with the headline "Angela Davis: A Call for Action." There's a pink triangle coming in from the right side into the right side of the Earth, connecting the previous frame. Fifth style frame: grayscale photo of Angela Davis centered on a beige background. Behind the image is a collage containing a historical newspaper, text from a speech, and her signature. There is orange text that reads "all the time." Fourth style frame: A large yellow arrow moving left to right takes up the whole frame, with beige text that reads "you have to." Sixth (last) style frame: a digitized version of a Studio Two Three poster of Angela Davis. Handwritten black text around the frame reads, "You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all of the time." To the left of the poster is a grayscale photo of Angela Davis, with a golden circle behind her head. The background is a split, with bright orange on top and pink on the bottom that slightly blends.

How can motion activate existing posters and tell more of the story with design?


This assignment brought to life one of my favorite printed objects I own, a risograph poster print of Angela Davis, designed by Studio Two Three.

Bringing to life the original work of Studio Two Three, the project includes type, historical ephemera, and print-collaging technicques to expand on the passion and important message from Angela Davis.

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world and you have to do it all of the time.”  – Angela Davis

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︎︎︎ Course: Motion Graphics Studio
︎︎︎ Role: Motion Designer
︎︎︎ Original Poster Design: Studio Two Three
︎︎︎ Music: "Swinging Sofas Remastered” by Lobo Loco
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