Christopher Abueg Portfolio

• 14. Letters from Young Activists
• 13. Infinite Island
• 12. I Me Wed
• 11. Zackary Drucker
• 10. The Shondes
• _9. Kindred Spirits
• _8. Utagawa
• _7. Studio Work
• _6. GAPIMNY
• _5. Be Textiles
• _4. BMA Collateral
• _3. BMA Event
• _2. Logos
• _1. Dance.Cipher

Letters from Young Activists website designed by Christopher Abueg

• 14. Letters from Young Activists Website+ 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 its fourth printing. Visitors can find upcoming events, download newly published letters, and contact related progressive organizations in the website.
  

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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

Infinite Island Exhibition Graphics designed by Christopher Abueg

• 13. Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art Exhibition+ 13. Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art Exhibition
  
  Category:Exhibition
  Role: Exhibition Graphic Designer
  Location: The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 2007-2008
  
  The exhibition graphics for Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art, an exhibition of Caribbean artists who work both in the region and abroad, installed at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
  

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  Main title at the entrance of the Infinite Island exhibition
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  View of Infinite Island exhibition title
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  Detail of exhibition didactics that were presented in three languages: English, Spanish and French.
  
  
  (previous) View of exhibition didactics with Say It Loud!, 2004 by Satch Hoyt.

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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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  View of Infinite Island exhibition didactics for 'History and Memory" with Destino(Destiny) by Glenda Leon
  

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  Detail of pattern used in the main title and all didactics in the Infinite Island exhibition
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  View of stairs, from lower floor, connecting Infinite Island exhibition galleries
  
  
  (previous) View of stairs from upper floor
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  View of Infinite Island exhibition didactics for 'Popular Culture' with Posse by Dzine

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  Detail of "Infinite Poetry", a wall of words for visitors to create poetry or comments, featured in the Education Room
  
  
  (previous) View of the Education room featuring Infinite Poetry.
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  View of directional in stairs connecting the Infinite Island exhibition galleries.
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  View of exhibition mural and the exhibition's signature and final piece El Dorado by Hew Locke
  

I Me Wed: Rooftop Confessions Brand Identity designed by Christopher Abueg

• 12. I Me Wed: Rooftop Confessions Tour
  + 12. I Me Wed: Rooftop Confessions Tour
  
  Category: ID
  Role: Graphic Designer
  Client: I Am My Mother's Daughter, spoken word artist
  
  The graphic identity for I Me Wed: Rooftop Confessions, a national tour by spoken-word artist I Am My Mother's Daughter, developed for posters, booklets, and CD packaging.
  

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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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  CD packaging for I Me Wed: Rooftop Confessions
  

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  A spread in I Me Wed booklet
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  Poster in centerfold of I Me Wed booklet
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  A spread in I Me Wed booklet
  

Zackary Drucker website designed by Christopher Abueg

• 11. Zackary Drucker Website
  + 11. Zackary Drucker Website
  
  Category: Web
  Role: Web designer and programmer
  Client: Zackary Drucker, artist
  
  The online portfolio for Zackary Drucker, a fine artist based in Los Angeles, featuring video and photography.
  

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  The homepage showcases a recent piece, randomly chosen at each visit, from the client's portfolio
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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 client-side updating
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  Content can be updated by uploading text or image files that are dynamically-loaded into the website with actionscript
  

The Shondes website designed by Christopher Abueg

• 10. The Shondes Website
  + 10. The Shondes Website
  
  Category: Web Role: Web designer and programmer Client: The Shondes, rock band
  The website for The Shondes, a punk 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. The website design incorporates the style, and actual scans of props and signs the band creates for their live stage shows.
  

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  Detail of The Shondes website splash page
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  Homepage of the Shondes website
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  Detail of The Shondes website header and navigation bar
  

Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American Landscape exhibition graphics designed by Christopher Abueg

• 9. Kindred Spirits Exhibition
  + 9. Kindred Spirits Exhibition
  
  Category: Exhibition Role: Exhibition Graphic Designer Location: The Brooklyn Museum of Art,2007
  
  The exhibition graphics designed for Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American Landscape, a monographic retrospective of the influential painter, presented at The Brooklyn Museum of Art.
  

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  View of entrance to Kindred Spirits exhibition
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  Detail of Kindred Spirits exhibition title and introductory didactics
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  View of Kindred Spirits exhibition didactics with oak tree graphic
  

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  View of Kindred Spirits exhibition gallery with oak tree graphics
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  Detail of Kindred Spirits oak tree graphic
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  Photograph of Durand's studio reproduced as a mural

Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Prints exhibition graphics designed by Christopher Abueg

• 8. Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print Exhibition
  + 8. Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print Exhibition
  
  Category: Exhibition Role: Exhibition Graphic Designer Location: The Brooklyn Museum of Art,2008
  
  The exhibition graphics designed for Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770-1900, an exhibition of prints from the masters of the Utagawa School, presented at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
  

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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

• 7. XXXY Series
  + 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: XXXY Series
  Two pieces from the XXXY Series, Nest(x10,000 magnification) and Meiosis(x2,000 magnification), a series of 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. 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. Hair, installed on gallery floor, 68 x 68in.
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  Detail of Meiosis(x2,000 magnification), 2004. Hair, installed on gallery floor, 68 x 68in.
  

GAPIMNY Multilingual Outreach collateral designed by Christopher Abueg

• 6. GAPIMNY Multilingual Outreach Project
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  Category: Print Role: Graphic Designer Client: Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men Of New York (GAPIMNY), Group
  The print material for a GAPIMNY multilingual outreach project, including posters and palm cards, distributed in Chinese and Korean 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 postcard
  

Textiles brochure designed by Christopher Abueg

• 5. B Textiles Brochure
  + 5. B Textiles Brochure
  
  Category: Print Role: Graphic Designer Client: B Textiles, distributor
  A brochure for B Textiles, a distributor of fair-trade organic fabrics, used in it's 2007 Spring collection presentation.
  

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  Cover of the Be Textiles spring collection brochure
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  Inside spread of the Be Textiles brochure
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  Inside spread of the Be Textiles brochure
  

Brooklyn Museum of Art collateral material

• 4. Brooklyn Museum Collateral Material
  + 4. Brooklyn Museum Collateral Material
  
  Category: ID Role: Graphic Designer Employer: The Brooklyn Museum of Art
  
  A selection of collateral material for a range of programs and events at 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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  Signage for Brooklyn Museum exhibitions, including posters for the lobby directory shown here
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  Fold-out poster for the Brooklyn Museum Education Internship Program mailed to colleges and universities

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  Brochures for various programs and events at the Brooklyn Museum of Art
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  Postcards and brochures for programs related to the Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art exhibition
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  Photographs of museum facilities and nearby landmarks for The Brooklyn Museum of Art website
  

Brooklyn Museum of Art special event material

• 3. Brooklyn Museum Special Event Material
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  Category: ID Role: Graphic Designer Location: The Brooklyn Museum of Art
  
  A selection of special event material for The Brooklyn Museum of Art, including the invitation and program for the 2008 Brooklyn Ball, and 2007 Women in the Arts Award.
  

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  Program for the Brooklyn Ball 2008, Brooklyn Museum's annual fundraising gala that featured a Kanye West performance and Louis Vuitton Auction
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  Cover of the 2007 Brooklyn Museum Holiday Card
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  Program, invitation and reply card for The Brooklyn Museum 2007 Women in the Arts honoring the Guerrilla Girls

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  The invitation set for The Brooklyn Ball 2008, Brooklyn Museum's annual fundraising drive, celebrating the exhibition © Murakami
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  Inside of the 2007 Brooklyn Museum Holiday Card
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  Media invitation, member invitation, and poster for the exhibition, Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American Landscape
  

Logos

• 2. Logos
  + 2. Logos
  
  Category: ID Role: Graphic Designer Client: Various A selection of logos.
  

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  Logo for The Collymore, a community space in Brooklyn New York rebuilt after a fire
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  Logo for Lounge Verde, a weekly party with a green theme
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  Logo for the play Descendants of Freedom, written and produced by Andre Lancaster, a "futuristic queer hip-hop odyssey"
  

Dance.Cipher Brand Identity

• 1. Dance.Cipher Identity
  + 1. Dance.Cipher Identity
  
  Category: ID Role: Graphic Designer Client: Blatant Promo, event planners The brand identity for Blatant Promo's Dance.Cipher, a monthly fundraising event featuring live music, and performances, developed for business cards, palm cards, invitations, and posters.
  

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  Poster and palm card for Dance.Cipher
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  Poster, palm card, and business card for Dance.Cipher
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  Invitation, and reply card for Dance. Cipher DD16 Fundraiser
  

Online portfolio of web, print, and exhibition work by Christopher Abueg

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Last Updated: 12.01.2008