Rita Davis (b. 1994 Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a graphic designer and educator. For the past 13 years, she
has worked independently across the cultural field; creating posters, visual identities, books and publications.
Her practice explores different
ways of producing images through experimenting with printing methods and engaging with materials.

Currently based in Tallinn, Estonia, she teaches graphic design to Bachelor’s and Master's students at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA).

Education:
- Master in Graphic Design
(EKA, Estonia 2021)
- Bachelor in Graphic Design
(METU, Hungary 2016)
- Bachelor in Graphic Design
(UFMG, Brazil 2013)

Her collaborators include the Estonian Academy of Arts (EE), Royal Institute
of British Architects (UK), Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design (EE), Stoodio Santiago da Silva (DE), Center for Maine Contemporary Art (US),
Coreia Journal (PT) and The Wire Magazine (EN).

In Brazil, she has collaborated with institutions and cultural organizations including Grupo Galpão, CCBB-BH, Agentz Produções Culturais, Editora Âyiné, Editora Impressões de Minas, Relicário Edições, Festival Mundial de Circo, Festival Música Mundo, among others. She also maintains an ongoing design collaboration with Filipe Lampejo.

*Website coded by Alejandro Ample. Arrows illustrated by Seppe-Hazel Laeremans.

Work

Personal business cards hand-stamped on second-hand old magazines. Estonia, 2025.

Editorial design of “Centro” magazine, organized by Gabriela Albuquerque. Brazil, 2026.

Cover of “The Wire Tapper 71” (Issue nº 510) by The Wire Magazine. England, 2026.

Book design “All horses are the same colour” written by EKA Graphic Design Master students. Edited by Lieven Lahaye. In collaboration with Carlo Canún. Estonia, 2022.

Visual identity of the play “Quer ver escuta” by the theater group Grupo Galpão. In collaboration with Filipe Lampejo. Brazil, 2020.

Visual identity of the play “Ensaio sobre a cegueira” by the theater group Grupo Galpão. In collaboration with Filipe Lampejo. Brazil, 2025.

Identidade visual da peça “Cabaré Coragem”, do Grupo Galpão. Em colaboração com Filipe Lampejo. Brasil, 2023.

Design of Odile Duboc's text for Coreia Jornal #14 edition. Portugal, 2026.

Visual identity of the printmaking conference “Print AS” organized by Hea Uus Graafika. Estonia, 2025.

Identidade visual da exposição “Selected interventions” (Craft Studies MA) no Adamson-Eric Museum. Estônia, 2026.

Visual identity of the exhibition “Selected interventions” (Craft Studies MA) at the Design Museum. Estonia, 2024.

Self-initiated publication printed with six hand-carved wooden plates measuring 50x70cm. Published in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Arts in Graphic Design at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Print-run: 50. Estonia, 2023.

Master’s thesis publication "As if I had fingers at the tip of my words" edited by Lieven Lahaye. Print run: 75 copies. Estonia, 2022.

Hand-carved plywood wall (3x2,5m) used as a matrix for printing "As if I had fingers at the tip of my words" thesis publication. Estonia, 2022.

Visual identity of the theater play “Duvido” by Marcéli Torquato. Brazil, 2025.

Poster design of the movie “A noite e os dias de Miguel Burnier” by João Dumans. Painting by Patrícia Leite. Brazil, 2025.

Visual identity of the circus festival “Festival Mundial de Circo”. In collaboration with Filipe Lampejo. Brazil, 2025.

Visual identity of the movie “Febre” by the theater group Grupo Galpão. In collaboration with Filipe Lampejo. Brazil, 2022.

Book “Gratifica-se quem me encontrar”, written by Marilia Pires. Edited and designed by Rita Davis. Published by Impressões de Minas. Brazil, 2018.

Postcard designed for “Entropy Gauntlet Motel” exhibition. Estonia, 2022.

Book design “Escrever Leonilson” written by Marina Baltazar. Published by Relicário Edições. Brazil, 2021.

Book design “i forgot to remember” written by Katarina Weslien. Published by Center for Maine Contemporary Art. USA, 2025.

Book design “Moments of surrender” by John Lalor. France, 2026.

Poster for the puppet theater workshop facilitated by the artist Paulinho Polika. Brazil, 2025.

Self-initiated film screening project at Estonian Academy of Arts. In collaboration with Björn Giesecke. Estonia, 2022.

Handmade A1 poster for the screening of “My own private hell” (Inferninho), directed by Guto Parente and Pedro Diógenes. Germany, 2022.

A2 foldable poster for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). England, 2021.

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