Kayla Battle, Graphic Designer & Illustrator

Brooklyn, NY   hello@kaylabattle.com

New York African Film Festival 33


Identity design for the 33rd New York African Film Festival. This year’s festival identity emphasizes resilience and renewal in the aftermath of colonialism, environmental degradation, and displacement throughout Africa and her diaspora. 

At the center of the identity is a starburst shape, symbolic of the power to alchemize circumstance into something new, demonstrated across the diaspora. 

Layered with a patterend background and sentimental imagery, the resulting artwork illustrates the deep ancestral connection in this current era of disrupting and reshaping physical, spiritual, and societal landscapes. 

2026

Ashland Place Window Vinyls


These window graphics for BAM’s Ashland Place venue were designed to complement its distinct curved architecture.

2021 / Designed with BAM Creative Services

Love from BAM


These character illustrations for the Love from BAM newsletter were about finding connection and remaining hopeful during the Covid-19 lockdown.

2020 / BAM Creative Services: Andrew Sloat, Creative Director, Patrick Morin, Associate Design Director, Kimberly Lum, Designer, Alison Whitworth, Designer, Nora Casey, Senior Copywriter. Archived in the Library of Congress’ web archives.
Uganda, 2026
Uganda, 2026
Uganda, 2026
Mozambique, 2025
Mozambique, 2025
Mozambique, 2025
Cameroon, 2024
Cameroon, 2024
Cameroon, 2024

BAM DanceAfrica


Identity design for the 47th and 48th annual DanceAfrica Festival. This system uses a custom modular typeface to mimic the patterns of traditional garments, specific to the country of focus.

2024—2025 / Lead Designer / BAM Creative Services: Kimberly Lum, Senior Designer, Steven Smith, Senior Copywriter, Ethan Cohen, Copywriter, Joseph Barglowski, Video Editor, Yulia Ruditskaya, Animator (freelance), Rebecca Greenfield, Photographer (freelance), Laylah Barrayn, Photographer (freelance)

New York African Film Festival 32

Identity design for the 32nd New York African Film Festival. This identity focuses on the rising intensity of both environmental and political change. It suggests movement, expansion, and the powerful force of the diaspora’s youth coming together to shape the future.

The key art uses overlapping circular motifs as visual representations of unity and global connection, and fiery reds and oranges to symbolize intensity, revolt, urgency, and rising political unrest. Layered on top of silhouettes of people in protest, the identity aims to center community and collective action in the midst of intense political and social climates.

2025

BAM Film Calendar


Layout design for BAM’s bi-monthly film programming calendar.

2025 (Ongoing) / Designed with BAM Creative Services

BAMCinemaFest


The identity design for the 12th Annual BAMCinemaFest celebrates the film festival’s role as BAM’s signature Brooklyn summer kickoff with hand-drawn, sidewalk chalk-inspired motifs.

2022 / Lead Designer / BAM Creative Services: Andrew Sloat, Creative Director, Patrick Morin, Associate Design Director, Kimberly Lum, Senior Designer, Nora Casey, Senior Copywriter, Joseph Barglowski, Video Editor

Claver Castle

This dollhouse-style illustration of The Brooklyn Waldorf School’s Claver Castle is featured on their website as an interactive online building map.

2024

BAM Membership 


Key art illustrations for BAM Membership’s various campaigns and offerings.

2024—2026 / Designed with BAM Creative Services

BAM Membership’s Valentine’s day illustrations are based on the romantic, beaux-arts facade of the main BAM theater.

BAM Membership’s Member First Friday program illustrations are a playful refelection of the new cinema offerings for BAM Members.

BAM Membership’s winter holiday campaign features BAM’s three main buildings.