Letters from Young Activists website designed by Christopher Abueg
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14. Letters from Young Activists Website
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14. Letters from Young Activists Website
Category: Web
Role: Web Designer
Client: Dan Berger, Chesa Boudin, and Kenyon Farrow, editors
Website for promoting the national tour and publication of the book Letters from Young Activists, now in it's fourth printing. Visitors can find upcoming events, download newly published letters, and contact related progressive organizations.
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Detail of Letters from Young Activists website header and menu
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Detail of Letters from Young Activists website logo
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View of Letters from Young Activists homepage
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Design of website was developed from the bookcover of Letters from Young Activists
Infinite Island exhibition graphics designed by Christopher Abueg
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13. Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art Exhibition
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13. Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art Exhibition
Category: Exhibition
Location: The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 2007-2008
Role: Exhibition Graphic Designer
Graphics for Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art, an exhibition of recent artwork from artists who work both in the Caribbean and abroad, presented at the Brooklyn Museum of Art
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View of printed vinyl mural in exhibition entrance
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View of entrance to Infinite Island exhibition
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Detail of Infinite Island exhibition title
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Detail of pattern used in the mural to create the illustration of the ocean.
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View of the exhibition title
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Detail of exhibition didactics that were presented in three languages: English, Spanish and French, and three shades of blue.
(Previous) View of exhibition didactics with Say It Loud!, 2004 by Satch Hoyt.
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View of Infinite Island exhibition didactics for 'Popular Culture' with Posse by Dzine
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View of Infinite Island directional in stairs
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View of stairs connecting Infinite Island exhibition galleries from the lower floor
(Previous) View of stairs connecting Infinite Island exhibition galleries from the upper floor
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View of Infinite Island exhibition didactics for 'History and Memory" with Destino(Destiny) by Glenda Leon
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View of exhibition mural and the exhibition's signature and final piece El Dorado by Hew Locke
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View of the Education room featuring Infinite Poetry, a wall of words for visitors to create poetry or comments.
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Detail of "Infinite Poetry", a wall of words for visitors to create poetry or comments, featured in the Education Room
I Me Wed Chapbook designed by Christopher Abueg
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12. I Me Wed: Rooftop Confessions
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12. I Me Wed: Rooftop Confessions
Category: ID
Client: I Am My Mother's Daughter, spoken word artist
Role: Graphic Designer
Designed collateral material, including booklet, website, and CD packaging forI Me Wed: Rooftop Confessions, a national tour by spoken-word artist I Am My Mother's Daughter
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Cover of I Me Wed booklet
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A spread in I Me Wed booklet
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A spread in I Me Wed booklet
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A spread in I Me Wed booklet
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Poster in centerfold of I Me Wed:Rooftop Confessions booklet
Zackary Drucker website designed by Christopher Abueg
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11. Zackary Drucker
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11. Zackary Drucker
Category: Web
Client: Zackary Drucker, artist
Role: Web DesignerOnline portfolio for Zackary Drucker, a professional artist based in Los Angeles, that combines the fluid interface of Flash actionscript to showcase the artist's work and dynamically loaded content for convenient updating.
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The homepage showcases a recent piece from Zackary Drucker's portfolio that is randomly chosen at each visit.
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The work is viewed with a customized Flash component, chosen for it's seamless navigation and use of dynamically-loaded images for easy updating.
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The client can update content by uploading plain text files that are dynamically-loaded into the website.
The Shondes website designed by Christopher Abueg
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10. The Shondes Website
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10. The Shondes Website
Category: Web
Role: Web designer and programmer
Client:The Shondes, bandWebsite for The Shondes, a rock quartet based in Brooklyn, New York, to promote two national tours, and a CD release. Visitors can preview tracks, read reviews, and find upcoming events. Website design developed from digital scans of drawings, posters, and signs created by the band for their stage performances.
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Detail of splash page of The Shondes website
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Homepage of the Shondes website
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Detail of The Shondes website header and navigation bar
Kindred Spirits Exhibition Graphics designed by Christopher Abueg
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9. Kindred Spirits Exhibition
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9. Kindred Spirits Exhibition
Category: Exhibition
Role: Exhibition Graphic Designer
Location:The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 2007Exhibition graphics for Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American Landscape, a monographic retrospective of the influential pioneer of American landscape painting.
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View of Kindred Spirits exhibition entrance
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Detail of doors in Kindred Spiritsexhibition entrance
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Detail of Kindred Spirits exhibition title and introductory didactics
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Detail of tree graphic
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View of Kindred Spiritsexhibition didactics with tree graphic
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View of main gallery of Kindred Spirits exhibition
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View of section showcasing studio sketches by Asher B. Durand with mural of his studio
Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Prints exhibition graphics designed by Christopher Abueg
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8. Utagawa Exhibition
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8. Utagawa Exhibition
Category: Exhibition
Role: Exhibition Graphic Designer
Location:The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 2008Exhibition graphics for Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770-1900, an exhibition of prints illustrating the development of subject matter and technique by the Utagawa School in Japan
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View of entrance to the Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770-1900 exhibition
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View of exhibition gallery with introductory didactic and diagram of Utagawa lineage
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Detail of diagram illustrating the artistic lineage of the Utagawa School
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Detail of Utagawa exhibition title
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View of gallery with Utagawa exhibition didactics
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View of gallery with Utagawa exhibition didactics
Studio work by Christopher Abueg
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7. XXXY Series
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7. XXXY Series
Category: Studio
Exhibited:Nest, Staff Art Show, The Brooklyn Museum Art, 2007;
Meiosis, Senior Thesis, The Cooper Union Laub Gallery, 2004
Series: XXXYPieces from the XXXY Series, recent work that recreates microscopic images of the human body and processes in reimagined scales and narratives.
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Nest(x10,000 magnification), 2007. Body hair, bullet-resistant Plexiglas, wool felt, and steel fasteners, 60 x 40in.
(Previous) Detail of Nest(x10,000 magnification)
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Meiosis(x2,000 magnification), 2004. Body hair, installed on gallery floor, 68 x 68in.
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Detail of Meiosis(x2,000 magnification), 2004. Body hair, installed on gallery floor, 68 x 68in.
GAPIMNY Multilingual Outreach designed by Christopher Abueg
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6. GAPIMNY Multilingual Outreach Project
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6. GAPIMNY Multilingual Outreach Project
Category: Print
Role: Graphic Designer
Client:Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men Of New York (GAPIMNY), GroupDesigned marketing material for a GAPIMNY outreach project distributed in Chinese and Korean communities. The multilingual posters and postcards, featuring prominent LGBTQ activists of New York, sought to bring more awareness to their organization's work, as well to issues that LGBTQ members face in their communities.
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GAPIMNY multilingual outreach posters and postcards
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Detail of GAPIMNY postcard
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Both sides of GAPIMNY postcards
Brooklyn Museum of Art collateral material designed by Christopher Abueg
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5. Brooklyn Museum Collateral Material
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5. Brooklyn Museum Collateral Material
Category: Print
Role: Graphic Designer
Employer: The Brooklyn Museum of ArtProduced collateral material for a range of programs and events for The Brooklyn Museum of Art including summer camp, internships, and adult education. Selected work also include photography, and signage developed from the museum's brand identity guidelines.
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Photograph of The Brooklyn Museum of Art during First Saturdays a day of free admission, programs, and concerts.
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Brochures for various programs and events at the Brooklyn Museum
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Media invitation, member invitation, and poster for the Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand Exhibition
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Posters for exhibition directory in the Brooklyn Museum lobby
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Photographs for the Brooklyn Museum of Art website of museum facilities and nearby landmarks
Brooklyn Museum of Art special event material designed by Christopher Abueg
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4. Brooklyn Museum Special Event Material
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4. Brooklyn Museum Special Event Material
Category: Print
Role: Graphic Designer
Employer: The Brooklyn Museum of ArtSpecial event material for The Brooklyn Museum of Art, including the 2008 Brooklyn Ball, 2007 Women in the Arts Award, and The Brooklyn Museum's 2007 Holiday card.
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Program for the Brooklyn Ball 2008, Brooklyn Museum's annual fundraising gala, that featured a Kanye West Concert and Louis Vuitton Auction
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Front cover of The 2007 Brooklyn Museum Holiday Card
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From left: Program, invitation and reply card for The Brooklyn Museum 2007 Women in the Arts
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The invitation set for The Brooklyn Ball 2008, Brooklyn Museum's annual fundraising drive honoring the exhibition © Murakami
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Inside of the 2007 Brooklyn Museum Holiday Card
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Poster for the Brooklyn Museum Education Internship Program.
Be Textiles trade pamphlet designed by Christopher Abueg
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3. Be Textiles Brochure
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3. Be Textiles Brochure
Category: Print
Client:Be Textiles
Role: Graphic DesignerTrade presentation brochure for Be, an organic textiles company, presenting it's spring line for Whole Foods
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Cover of trade pamphlet using the four colors of the Be Textiles spring collection
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Detail of diagram illustrating the entire Be Textiles 2007 line and Spring collection
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Inside spread of the Be Textiles brochure
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Inside spread of the Be Textiles brochure
Dance.Cipher Brand Identity designed by Christopher Abueg
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2. Dance.Cipher Identity
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2. Dance.Cipher Identity
Category: ID
Client: Blatant Promo
Role: Graphic DesignerBrand identity for Blatant Promo's Dance.Cipher, a monthly fundraising event featuring live music, and performances, developed for business cards, flyers, invitations, and posters.
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Dance. Cipher fundraising invitation set with card, reply card, and envelopes
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Flyer for Dance.Cipher
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Poster and business card for Dance.Cipher
(Previous)Detail of business card for Dance.Cipher organizers
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Front and back of flyer for Dance.Cipher
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Last Updated: 11.12.2008
Contact: me@chrisleoabueg.com