Chris DeGaetano is a Brand & Graphic Designer |
Technical B2B
BIO
I design and value strategic brand identities and complex visual systems that reflect a brand’s personality, establish a distinct presence, and set it apart from competitors.
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USCS BROCHURES
CUTLASS MUSIC GROUP
WBC: POOL C
PIT-26
MEDIUM EXPLORATION: QKS
FENDER PERSONAS
3D & Motion Design
Poster Design
2026 - PRESENT
2025 - 2025
EDUCATION
2022–2026
DEWAYNE’S
U.S. CARGO SYSTEMS
PRATT INSTITUTE
CDEGAETADESIGN@GMAIL.COM
RESUME / CV
For this project, I explored two contrasting mediums to construct experimental letterforms — one tactile, one simulated.
The analog component used shaving cream as a sculptural material. The three letterforms I chose — Q, K, and S — were drawn from a design studio my friend and I co-founded together, Quiet Kid Studio. Working on black cardboard, I sprayed and shaped the cream directly onto the surface, producing roughly 20 variations of each letter. The process became an exercise in controlled improvisation: shaving cream resists repetition, and each pass revealed something different about its range.
The digital component introduced me to Houdini, a professional 3D animation and VFX software used in film and motion pipelines. Having never used Houdini there was a sharp learning curve, that said, I experimented with modeling tools and inflation simulations to push standard typefaces into pressurized, balloon-like forms.
Together, the two mediums sit in deliberate tension: one shaped by hand and gravity, the other by physics engines and render logic.
(Shaving Cream Experimentations)
(Houdini Experimentations)
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