The Layout of Things
In this essay, the writer shares her discovery of the quiet sorcery of graphic design in a print shop, and how a newfound love for grids, fonts, and layouts reshaped her path.
bonjour! hola! · mabuhay!
je suis
soy lexi!
8
years in publishing
10+
years as print journalist.
10
years as nursing assistant
journalist
web designer
certified nursing assistant
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Work History
I left a modest publishing career in the Philippines where I worked as proofreader, copyeditor, and research manager for different publishing entities before Saipan beckoned, where I worked as a journalist full time. Then I found myself warming up to the healthcare industry as I transitioned into becoming a nursing assistant. And the adventure continues.
selected
clippings Newsroom pages, features and investigative work from Saipan and Guam.
clippings Newsroom pages, features and investigative work from Saipan and Guam.
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Skills
clinical skills
Ten years of hands-on patient care as a nursing assistant, grounded in empathy and steady hands.
writing & editing
Two decades of reporting, proofreading, and copyediting across print newsrooms and publishers.
web design
Building clean, personal sites and layouts that tell a clear story, like this one.
content strategy
Shaping a publication's voice, from research and structure to the final published page.
04
Latest
Dispatches
The Disquiet
The ache of loss never leaves us entirely, but by leaning on old prayers, quiet wisdom, and a deliberate reason to keep going, we learn to walk softly through the changed landscape.
Close to the Wire
When a routine casino excavation in Garapan unearths an unexploded WWII sea mine, the newsroom goes into overdrive. Reporters mill about the site, brave the perimeter fence to get a good visual of the operation.
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