COEN SHABAKA DESIGN is a multidisciplinary design studio specializing in exhibitions, environments, visual identities, and print for museums, cultural organizations, and public spaces.
select projects
The Alpha Mercy Historical Center
MUSEUM
The Alpha Mercy Historical Centre is a permanent museum celebrating the Sisters of Mercy’s significant contributions to education, social welfare, and community life in Jamaica.
Located on the Alpha Institute campus in Kingston, the exhibition brings together archival photographs, historical objects, and personal narratives to illuminate the Sisters’ history and enduring legacy.
Opening November 2026
PREE:
Bookmarked: New Caribbean Writing is a print anthology featuring selected fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays, and experimental writing from the first five issues of PREE, an open-access digital magazine dedicated to contemporary Caribbean literature.
Edited by Annie Paul and featuring over 50 writers from across the Caribbean and its diaspora, the anthology was published in 2021 with support from the Prince Claus Fund.
(Bookmarked 2 coming out soon.)
BROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY
IDENTITY
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society (BKS), founded in 1891, has provided high-quality early childhood education to working families in Brooklyn, New York, for over 130 years.
In 2018, the rebranding included a new visual identity and tagline, website, stationery, and promotional materials. Design for its 125th Anniversary Gala extended across print and digital invitations, fundraising materials, environmental graphics and installations, and a commemorative book for stakeholders and donors.
projects
MUSEUMS & ENVIRONMENTS
ALPHA MERCY HISTORICAL CENTER, Kingston, Jamaica
ALPHA MUSIC MUSEUM, Kingston, Jamaica
(in progress)
CALABAR SPORTS MUSEUM, Kingston, Jamaica
FPWA: RISING TOGETHER, NY. NY.
BROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY,
Brooklyn, NY
PRINT
PREE BOOKMARKED: New Caribbean Writing
FPWA: RISING TOGETHER
BROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY
EAGLE ACADEMY
NARI WARD
ABIRAC CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION
KINGSTON CREATIVE
IDENTITY
ALPHA MERCY HISTORICAL CENTER,
Kingston, Jamaica
ALPHA MUSIC MUSEUM, Kingston, Jamaica
CALABAR SPORTS MUSEUM, Kingston, Jamaica
KULCHA CONNECT, Kingston, Jamaica
FPWA: RISING TOGETHER, NY. NY.
BROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY, NY. NY.