Hi, I'm Nathaniel Abuan!
I'm a studio photographer and designer currently studying Speculative Design and Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego.
I develop brand identities and visual assets for creators, startups, and organizations across the disciplines of design, art, and education. My practice is centered on creating and preserving impactful work through contemporary media and art-making techniques.
I currently work as a Multimedia Assistant for the UC San Diego Design Lab, where I capture photography that promotes research and education in human-centered design. I am also the founder of NOIRE, an interdisciplinary design practice exploring critical and speculative approaches to visual communication.
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Hi, I'm Nathaniel Abuan!
I'm a studio photographer and designer currently studying Speculative Design and Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego.
I develop brand identities and visual assets for creators, startups, and organizations across the disciplines of design, art, and education. My practice is centered on creating and preserving impactful work through contemporary media and art-making techniques.
I currently work as a Multimedia Assistant for the UC San Diego Design Lab, where I capture photography that promotes research and education in human-centered design. I am also the founder of NOIRE, an interdisciplinary design practice exploring critical and speculative approaches to visual communication.
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Hi, I'm Nathaniel Abuan!
I'm a studio photographer and designer currently studying Speculative Design and Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego.
I develop brand identities and visual assets for creators, startups, and organizations across the disciplines of design, art, and education. My practice is centered on creating and preserving impactful work through contemporary media and art-making techniques.
I currently work as a Multimedia Assistant for the UC San Diego Design Lab, where I capture photography that promotes research and education in human-centered design. I am also the founder of NOIRE, an interdisciplinary design practice exploring critical and speculative approaches to visual communication.
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Selected Works
Updated: 19 November 2025
© Nathaniel Abuan / 2025
Selected Works
/ 19 November 2025
Selected Works
/ 19 November 2025
/ NOIRE
Interdisciplinary design practice based in San Diego, California. Led art direction, web / UI design, social media, and drafting concept graphics for future initiatives.
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Founder
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2024 - Present
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/ NOIRE
Interdisciplinary design practice based in San Diego, California. Led art direction, web / UI design, social media, and drafting concept graphics for future initiatives.
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Founder
Year
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2024 - Present
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/ NOIRE
Interdisciplinary design practice based in San Diego, California. Led art direction, web / UI design, social media, and drafting concept graphics for future initiatives.
Role
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Founder
Year
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2024 - Present
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/ UC San Diego Design Lab
Captured high-quality photography and video to support the Design Lab’s human-centered design initiatives. Delivered visual assets for marketing and internal use while maintaining professionalism and discretion at events involving university leadership, faculty, and industry partners.
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Multimedia Assistant
Year
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2024 - Present
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/ UC San Diego Design Lab
Captured high-quality photography and video to support the Design Lab’s human-centered design initiatives. Delivered visual assets for marketing and internal use while maintaining professionalism and discretion at events involving university leadership, faculty, and industry partners.
Role
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Multimedia Assistant
Year
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2024 - Present
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/ UC San Diego Design Lab
Captured high-quality photography and video to support the Design Lab’s human-centered design initiatives. Delivered visual assets for marketing and internal use while maintaining professionalism and discretion at events involving university leadership, faculty, and industry partners.
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Multimedia Assistant
Year
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2024 - Present
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/ Speculative Design
Exploration of design as a method to imagine alternative futures and respond to social, ecological, and technological change.
Undergraduate coursework includes research based art practice, digital media, computing in the arts, studio photography, and critical theory.
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UC San Diego
Year
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2024 - Present
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/ Speculative Design
Exploration of design as a method to imagine alternative futures and respond to social, ecological, and technological change.
Undergraduate coursework includes research based art practice, digital media, computing in the arts, studio photography, and critical theory.
Institution
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UC San Diego
Year
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2024 - Present
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/ Speculative Design
Exploration of design as a method to imagine alternative futures and respond to social, ecological, and technological change.
Undergraduate coursework includes research based art practice, digital media, computing in the arts, studio photography, and critical theory.
Institution
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UC San Diego
Year
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2024 - Present
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/ Arc'teryx
Concept branding work for Arc'teryx / BEAMS campaign.
Made on Figma. Images via @Arcteryx.
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2024
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/ Arc'teryx
Concept branding work for Arc'teryx / BEAMS campaign.
Made on Figma. Images via @Arcteryx.
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2024
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/ Arc'teryx
Concept branding work for Arc'teryx / BEAMS campaign.
Made on Figma. Images via @Arcteryx.
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2024
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/ NIKE + MMW
Concept design work for the NIKE / Matthew M. Williams capsule. Editorial work by KITH.
Made on Figma. Images via @IANEVANLAM.
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2023
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/ NIKE + MMW
Concept design work for the NIKE / Matthew M. Williams capsule. Editorial work by KITH.
Made on Figma. Images via @IANEVANLAM.
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2023
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/ NIKE + MMW
Concept design work for the NIKE / Matthew M. Williams capsule. Editorial work by KITH.
Made on Figma. Images via @IANEVANLAM.
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2023
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Hi, I'm Nathaniel Abuan!
I'm a studio photographer and designer currently studying Speculative Design and Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego.
I develop brand identities and visual assets for creators, startups, and organizations across the disciplines of design, art, and education. My practice is centered on creating and preserving impactful work through contemporary media and art-making techniques.
I currently work as a Multimedia Assistant for the UC San Diego Design Lab, where I capture photography that promotes research and education in human-centered design. I am also the founder of NOIRE, an interdisciplinary design practice exploring critical and speculative approaches to visual communication.
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Selected Works
Updated: 19 November 2025
© Nathaniel Abuan / 2025
/ NOIRE
Interdisciplinary design practice based in San Diego, California. Led art direction, web / UI design, social media, and drafting concept graphics for future initiatives.
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