Aaron Bjork

Aaron Bjork is an Associate Professor specializing in Graphic Design / Graduate Graphic Design, teaching courses including Sequential Design, Motion Design, and Portfolio & Career Preparation across undergraduate and graduate levels.

His educational background includes:

• MFA from the University of Oregon
• BFA from ArtCenter College of Design

Bjork's research functions as a critical test lab interrogating visual culture, design methodologies, and cross-cultural implications of technical artifacts. His practice bridges theoretical inquiry with motion/sequential design applications, emphasizing how technical artifacts shape cultural narratives and design genealogies. This work directly informs his pedagogy in dynamic visual communication.

His creative output has been exhibited at Gallery 151 (New York), Fisk Gallery (Portland), SOIL Gallery (Seattle), and Ditch Projects (Springfield). Major recognitions include:

• The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
• Communication Arts
• Art of the Title
• SXSW

Bjork served as 2020–2021 Designer-In-Residence at the University of Oregon's Center for Art Research. He co-founded the Los Angeles motion design collective BORN (2006–2009) and curated experimental exhibitions through Ditch Projects (2016–2019) in the Pacific Northwest.