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Kyra N. Thompson
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Multidisciplinary designer + artist partnering with institutions, organizations, and artists to create brand identities, typographic systems, exhibitions, publications, and websites. 

Currently designing at movingbrands.com

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P1.Keznamdi

BLXXD & FYAH
2025
EP + Album Packaging

CD: Nathanael AmadiKingston, Jamaica

Art direction + design for the Grammy Award–winning reggae album BLXXD & FYAH. The visual system draws from cultural and musical references, incorporating custom Amharic typography.

P2.PBS 

Hannah Mayree: SOR
2025
Title Design

Director: Ebony Marie Bailey
Remote

Title design for Hannah Mayree: Songs of Reclamation, presented in Season 4 of In the Making on PBS.

P3.Art Angel

Through A Mirror, Darkly
2025
Exhibition Identity

Artist: Naeem MohaiemenWestminister, London

Through a Mirror, Darkly is a three-channel film by Naeem Mohaiemen that revisits the turbulent 1970s in America. I developed the exhibition identity, including publication, advertising, and environmental signage.

P4.You Can’t Stop Spirit 

NY-Times Op Doc
2021
Film Poster

Director: Vashni Korin
New Orleans, Louisana

Film poster for You Can’t Stop Spirit, a short documentary on the Baby Doll Mardi Gras masking tradition, a space created by self-liberated Black women centered on freedom, collective expression and community. Featured on The New York Times Op-Docs + PBS POV.

P5.Logos + Symbols

Freelance
2018-2024
Graphic Design

Misc.Remote

Selection of logos and symbols designed for artists, institutions, and independent projects. The work focuses on creating distinctive, adaptable marks grounded in concept, context, and long-term usability.

P6.Chloe Berlin

Threshold
2025
Publication Design

9 x 6in x 28 pp
Sausalito, California 

Threshold is an artist book designed alongside Chloë Berlin’s exhibition at Gallery Always, exploring the universal language of interconnectedness through nature. 

P7.Flock Together

Community
2020-2022
Graphic Design

www.flocktogether.world London, United Kingdom

Flock Together is a community and outdoor collective that began as a birdwatching club and movement celebrating nature, connection, and inclusivity. I led design across merchandise, logo design, visual identities, book design, and brand systems.

P8.Pasado y Presente AfroMexicano

Personal Project
2024
Publication Design

(2.5 x 3.25in) 18pp Brooklyn, New York

Pasado y Presente AfroMexicano (Afro-Mexican Past and Present) is a visual exploration of the lives, traditions, and cultural legacies of Afro-descendant communities in regions such as the Costa Chica of Oaxaca and Guerrero, and Veracruz.

P9.Afro Latino Education & Arts Collective

Non-Profit Organization
2025
Web Design

Director: Sharon CruzLos Angeles, California

Developed the visual identity and website for ALEAC (Afro-Latino Education & Arts Collective. The platform connect K-12 audiences to art, learning, and community initiatives.

P10.Times Square Arts

Midnight Moments
2021
Video Editor

Artist: Pamela CouncilManhattan, New York

Collaborated with multimedia artist Pamela Council. Focused on translating the conceptual and experiential nature of her work into dynamic, engaging video narratives, highlighting spatial installations, textures.