Kristian Bjornard
Professor at The Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolKristian Bjørnard is a Baltimore-based designer, educator, and sustainability advocate who chairs Graphic and Product Design at the Maryland Institute College of Art and leads Wjerk, a climate-focused design studio. With 13 years of professional experience and an MFA in Graphic Design, he blends identity work, digital tools, and regenerative systems to make visual communication that supports ecological and social resilience. He’s equally at home in the studio and the field—having experimented with biodiesel, recycled plastics, and hands-on farming—which informs his practical, materials-aware approach to design. An open-source-minded thinker, Kristian contributes to software and collaborates widely across disciplines to prototype systemic solutions. His practice consistently weaves pedagogy, craft, and activism into projects that aim to work for the welfare of all life.
14 years of coding experience
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Graphic Design, Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Graphic Design at Maryland Institute College of ArtBachelor's degree, Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor's degree, Fine and Studio Arts at Kalamazoo College
Github Skills (18)
edward7
templating6
tufte6
css6
html-element6
html5
pagination5
fuzzy-search5
javascript5
json4
graphic4
sustainability3
meta3
graphic-design3
content-management2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bjornmeansbear/dhashc
Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
Contributions:173 commits in 1 month
bjornmeansbear/teaching.ookb.co
Jan 2015 - Mar 2019
Contributions:92 pushes, 6 branches, 2 issues in 4 years 3 months
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