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.

Hand holding open a baby board book. Text reads, "Together we'll walk this road. Whatever you feel is completely okay, we'll figure out the rest of your day." On the center of the page are two hands holding eachother, with various shapes around them. The shapes have different emotional expressions. Two baby board books on top of each other. The beige cover has the text "Somewhere" in all caps black around, and the inside reads "feelings" in rainbow, each letter a different color. Page of baby board book that reads, "Sometimes I sit right on your shoulders." Various colored shapes sit on a black silhouette of a shoulder (on the left). Baby board book "Somewhere Feelings" next to a frog stuffed animal on a pink bed with white pillows (on the right). Process deck title slide for "Somewhere Feelings." DERT's Social mission and goals. Assignment overview: design and write a 7 page baby board book. Baby Board Book concept: show how emotions manifest in our bodies. References and Design Research: "Henri's Walk to Paris" by Leonore Klein and Saul Bass and "Goodnight Everyone" by Chris Haughton. Design mood board. Sketches for spreads of "Somewhere Feelings." Vector design overview of all spreads. Front cover of "Somewhere Feelings." Full cover of "Somewhere Feelings." Spread 1, "oh look, you found me! Right now I'm blue, and sometimes I'm green." Spread 2, "I move where you feel I need to be. Can you find me?" Spread 3, "Sometimes I'm at the top of your head. Feel me with a shake or a jump out of bed." Spread 4, "Sometimes I beat fast near your heart, speak me out to tear me apart." Spread 5, "Sometimes I sit right on your shoulders, speak me out to feel a little bolder." Spread 6, "Don't bottle me up, don't let me explode." Spread 7, "Together we will walk this road. Whatever you feel is completely okay, we'll figure out the rest of your day." All spreads of "Somewhere Feelings." hand holding the baby board book "Somewhere Feelings" against a white wall.

How can we create a safe space to engage + process our emotions in our bodies for both caregivers and children?


Somewhere Feelings was developed with DERT Books to guide readers through understanding how we can feel emotions in our bodies.

Inspired by child development research (Bodily Maps of Emotions, 2013), the feelings discussed have an associated action to activate or release their impact.

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︎︎︎ Client: DERT Books
︎︎︎ Roles: Editorial Design, Writer
︎︎︎ Collaborators: Marcos Chavez
︎︎︎ Deliverables: Baby Board Book
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