ABOUT ME
My work lives between people, systems, culture, and technology. I use design to connect those spaces, translate complexity, and create experiences that make sense for the people inside them.
Work Scope:
Brand Design / Identity Systems / Art Direction
UX/UI Design / Accessibility / Responsive Web Design
Web Design / Front-End Development
Strategy Visualization / Information Design
2D & 3D Motion Design / Film & Video Production
Sound Design / Multimedia Production
Interactive Storytelling / Narrative Design
User Research / Systems Thinking / Design Strategy
Brand Design / Identity Systems / Art Direction
UX/UI Design / Accessibility / Responsive Web Design
Web Design / Front-End Development
Strategy Visualization / Information Design
2D & 3D Motion Design / Film & Video Production
Sound Design / Multimedia Production
Interactive Storytelling / Narrative Design
User Research / Systems Thinking / Design Strategy
Achievements:
- Google UX Certification
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AIGA Writing and Editing Certificate
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USJETAA Microgrant
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Introduction to 3D Animation (School of Motion)
- Intermediate 3D Animation (School of Motion)
- AIGA DC SHINE Mentee 2024
Education:
Johns Hopkins University + Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
MA Design Leadership / MBA
2026–Present
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
BFA Graphic Design
Sound Art / Film & Video Concentrations
2014-2018
Johns Hopkins University + Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
MA Design Leadership / MBA
2026–Present
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
BFA Graphic Design
Sound Art / Film & Video Concentrations
2014-2018
Experience:
Stopso (Formerly through Choisys Technology Inc.)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Web & Graphics Designer
June 2025 - Present
Mine City, Board of Education.
Yamaguchi, Japan
English Instructor
October 2019 - July 2024
Mays & Associates, Inc.
Columbia, Maryland
Jr. UX Designer
June 2015 - October 2019
Stopso (Formerly through Choisys Technology Inc.)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Web & Graphics Designer
June 2025 - Present
Mine City, Board of Education.
Yamaguchi, Japan
English Instructor
October 2019 - July 2024
Mays & Associates, Inc.
Columbia, Maryland
Jr. UX Designer
June 2015 - October 2019
“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
Christian is a multidisciplinary designer, strategist, artist, and educator based in Richmond, Virginia, working across design, technology, and storytelling. His practice focuses on connecting people, systems, and ideas through thoughtful visual and digital experiences that make complex information clearer, more intentional, and easier to navigate.
His approach was shaped during five years in Yamaguchi, Japan, where he designed gamified and narrative-driven learning experiences for K–9 students. He developed custom curriculum, multimedia content, and interactive activities that encouraged participation and made learning more engaging. That experience deepened his interest in context, adaptability, and how differently people can experience the same system.
Today, Christian designs accessible, user-focused web platforms in collaboration with developers, stakeholders, and senior military leadership. His work includes developing strategic visual frameworks used across the JAG Corps and contributing to Army 508 compliance through accessibility-first design standards. He works across creative direction, technical execution, and systems thinking, with a focus on making complex environments more usable, understandable, and human.
Outside of client work, Christian explores sound design and music production through analog and digital synthesis, currently developing a Lao-influenced gothic and new wave project centered on memory, impermanence, and atmosphere. As a tabletop RPG designer and Game Master, he also builds narrative systems that balance structure with improvisation.
These parallel practices shape how he thinks about pacing, emotion, context, and experience, reinforcing his belief that thoughtful design comes from understanding not just what can be made, but what the situation actually calls for.
His approach was shaped during five years in Yamaguchi, Japan, where he designed gamified and narrative-driven learning experiences for K–9 students. He developed custom curriculum, multimedia content, and interactive activities that encouraged participation and made learning more engaging. That experience deepened his interest in context, adaptability, and how differently people can experience the same system.
Today, Christian designs accessible, user-focused web platforms in collaboration with developers, stakeholders, and senior military leadership. His work includes developing strategic visual frameworks used across the JAG Corps and contributing to Army 508 compliance through accessibility-first design standards. He works across creative direction, technical execution, and systems thinking, with a focus on making complex environments more usable, understandable, and human.
Outside of client work, Christian explores sound design and music production through analog and digital synthesis, currently developing a Lao-influenced gothic and new wave project centered on memory, impermanence, and atmosphere. As a tabletop RPG designer and Game Master, he also builds narrative systems that balance structure with improvisation.
These parallel practices shape how he thinks about pacing, emotion, context, and experience, reinforcing his belief that thoughtful design comes from understanding not just what can be made, but what the situation actually calls for.