Meet the 2025 Visual Communications Seniors
Lior Edrich
Lior Edrich is a multidisciplinary designer bringing stories to life through motion design, animation and immersive visuals. Her work is deeply inspired by music and emotion, often transforming sound into vivid visual experiences. In addition to her motion work, she enjoys character design and illustration, creating expressive visuals that reflect her storytelling instincts. Lior graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a major in graphic design and a minor in applied data analytics from the School of Information Studies. Her creative process blends traditional narrative techniques with emerging digital tools, resulting in imaginative, emotionally resonant work.
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Charlotte Little
Charlotte Little is an avid designer and photographer. She excels at logo and brand development, typography, and print publication layout, and has extensive experience in motion and video graphics and UI/UX design. While at Syracuse, she was heavily involved in SU DanceWorks and Baked Magazine, holding leadership positions in both. Charlotte aims to develop original and innovative ideas that creates the solution. She graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in graphic design and a minor in geography.
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Amelia Flinchbaugh
Amelia Flinchbaugh is a multidisciplinary graphic designer crafting engaging designs across mediums. She specializes in illustration, brand identity and social media, with experience in motion, immersive and textile design. Her passion stems from the physical interaction people have with design, motivating her to continuously experiment with new formats and techniques. Amelia adapts her work to suit a variety of creative challenges, whether digital or tangible, always exploring fresh ways to engage and communicate.
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Arthur Maiorella
Arthur Maiorella is a 2025 graduate, photographer, writer and journalist. Arthur’s photos have appeared in The New York Post, The AP and USA-Today wires, The Lake Placid News and Syracuse.com, among other publications. He’s also a graduate of the Eddie Adams Workshop and the New York Times Portfolio Review.
Arthur loves storytelling, photography, hot coffee, cold mornings, jobs that require wearing a hat and those little reporter’s notebooks that say “NEWS” at the top.
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Nina Gerezma
Based in New York City since 2004, Nina started with a Pentax K1000 camera. She continued to pursue her passion for creative communications, working at companies such as Brian Dorsey Studios and Shiseido Americas.
Born in Beihai, China, and adopted at the age of one, her dog, Daisy, is her favourite subject to photograph. She is passionate about all things food. She is a visual communicator, writer and producer ready for her next adventure abroad.
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Hailey Lawless
Hailey Lawless brings sparks of imagination to life through design. Highlights of her time at Syracuse University include interning at the Walt Disney World Resort, Pinckney Hugo Group and Syracuse University Athletics, and serving as creative director of TNH Advertising Agency. Hailey graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a B.S. in graphic design and a marketing minor, she is eager to pursue her interests in creative advertising and branding.
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Eliza Rosenberg
Eliza Rosenberg is a graphic designer and digital artist whose work focuses on getting more voices heard and perspectives seen. Eliza is from the Chicago suburbs, and has been designing since she was in ninth grade. Since then, she has worked in animation, illustration, branding and web design. Eliza has freelanced and worked for Syracuse University’s InclusiveU, and hopes to continue working with small or nonprofit organizations.
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Daniela Iuso
Daniela Iuso is a recent graduate from the graphic design program at Syracuse University. Design has always been more than just a passion for her—it’s a way of life. Daniela believes strongly in the power of collaboration and continuous learning and she cannot wait to bring these skills into the real world. For her, every project presents an opportunity to explore new techniques, push creative boundaries and grow as a designer. Whether working independently or as part of a team, she consistently seeks out creative environments where ideas can flourish and innovation can thrive.
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Gianna Lanfrank
Gianna Lanfrank is a multidisciplinary designer who brings creativity and strategy to every challenge. With a passion for storytelling and systems thinking, she crafts identities that feel intentional and authentic. Her work spans digital interfaces, editorial layouts, packaging and concept development—all grounded in the belief that great design connects beauty and function. Following graduation, she’ll continue her Newhouse journey in the advanced media management program, exploring new technologies, creative media, and leadership in digital innovation.
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River Taylor
River’s experience with design began at age 13, finding success online from creating immersive experiences that combine music, psychology, art and UX/UI. This work sparked his fascination with graphic and motion design. His main goal with his work is to speak directly to people—informing, delighting and uplifting simultaneously.
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Alex Levy
A relentless problem solver and creative-minded systems thinker, Alex Levy is a UX designer who also enjoys branding, motion design and data visualization. While working at IBM, he’s shown his enthusiasm and aptitude for immersing himself into complex problems, and he especially loves projects that merge design with data and technology.
For fun, Alex explores cartography, from mapping the relationship between voting and education, to visualizing the terrain of the Swiss Alps.
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Ita Kim
Ita Kim is a designer specializing in motion design, illustration and immersive experiences. With a background in digital arts and a minor in visual culture, she’s drawn to the simultaneous permanence and impermanence of digital media. This fascination drives her to explore fresh ideas and perspectives that cut through the digital noise, aiming to create work that not only captures attention but also resonates on a deeper, more lasting level.
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Max Meyer
Max is a passionate graphic designer specializing in branding and photo manipulation. With a love for sports design, he brings energy and creativity to every project. His expertise also spans motion design, illustration and UX/UI design. He uses his love of both sports and design to create opportunities for himself within the sports and design world.
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Caileigh Grimes
Caileigh Grimes is a multidisciplinary designer who believes great design lives at the intersection of structure and creativity. Specializing in branding, illustration and UI/UX, she turns complex ideas into impactful visual stories. She is currently studying graphic design at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School while balancing competing as a Division-I coxswain, where leading an eight-person crew has strengthened her communication, leadership and problem-solving skills. Caileigh thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments, bringing empathy, strategic thinking and balance to every project she works on. Portfolio Website
London Bennett
London Bennett is a 2025 graduate who pursued a dual major in graphic design and information management and technology with a concentration in web development. She’s passionate about exploring the intersection of communication and technology to create intuitive, accessible and engaging digital experiences. With a focus on UI/UX and storytelling, London is excited to bring her interdisciplinary skillset to projects that improve how people connect with the digital world.
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Kaleia Arrington
Kaleia Ayana Arrington is a senior graphic designer at Newhouse who seeks to develop and implement business ideas through marketing, while also pursuing a minor at the Whitman School of Management. Her ambition is more than just creating new innovative designs, but to design aesthetically with impact.
She stands ready for new beginnings and fresh opportunities, while executing her new design ideals. Having acquired lasting connections and taken on roles that advantageously challenged her, Kaleia has positioned herself favorably for the upcoming chapters of her life.
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Alex Ryberg Gonzalez
Alex is a designer passionate about bringing stories to life through movement. Existing in the gray areas, the “in-betweens,” as a bilingual Mexican American, she often blends culture, language and joy into vibrant, intentional design. For her, motion is where design becomes dynamic and malleable, an ever-changing space to connect and feel.
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Patrick Firrell
Patrick Firrell is a graphic designer from Cleveland, Ohio, with a passion for music. If he is not listening to music, he is probably designing for it. Whether he is working on an album cover, cassette packaging or an immersive music video, Patrick strives to amplify the visions of the artists he works with. He hopes to continue designing for artists in his future opportunities.
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Sofia Sampson
Sofia Sampson is a multidisciplinary graphic designer from Boston, Massachusetts, with a passion for authentic creativity. Studying at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, she focuses on illustration, branding and motion design. Outside of design, she enjoys time with loved ones, traveling and looping her favorite songs. Sofia aims to capture meaningful messages and transform them into visually compelling work, always open to new opportunities that challenge her and help her grow as a creative.
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Mallory Hart
My name is Mallory Hart and I am a graphic designer with an economic minor! My passion for design was inspired by my love for traditional art, including painting, drawing and fashion design, which has not only elevated my personal design style but also deepened my understanding of visual communications. As for my hobbies, I love to sail, snowboard, travel and listen/dance to the Grateful Dead. Portfolio Website
Abby Johnson
Abby Johnson is a portrait and fashion photographer with a flair for vibrancy and playfulness. Known for her love of color, high fashion, expressive portraits and film photography, Abby aims to ensure her models look great and feel like their most authentic selves.
She was a photo director at JERK Magazine and studied commercial and advertising photography at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a minor in fashion design.
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Rebecca Skier
Rebecca Skier is a creative technologist with a passion for working at the intersection of design and technology to turn complex problems into simple solutions. A dual major in graphic design and information management and technology, she integrates her knowledge of web development to create solutions that are beautiful, feasible, and purposeful. With expertise in UX/UI and digital design, Rebecca applies a user-centered approach, striving to change the world one pixel at a time.
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Maya Lockwood
Maya Lockwood is a passionate photographer and music enthusiast who aims to capture the raw connections shared between people. Maya’s work highlights the beauty found in fleeting, intimate moments that often go unnoticed.
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