Mark Nystrom Studio

interdisciplinary art & design

About

Mark Nystrom is a designer, photographer and educator based in North Carolina. He is an assistant professor at Appalachian State University. His specialties and research interests include publication design, interaction design, conceptual applications of design and typography, and design as a facilitator of social change.

Prior to joining the faculty at Appalachian State, Mark was co-owner of a design studio in Virginia and an award winning designer and art director for several universities across the nation.

He received his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006. He maintains a professional design practice in Boone, North Carolina where he lives with his wife and son.

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Portfolio

Design

Art Biennial

Art Biennial Exhibition

Custom typeface and logo for Appalachian State University’s 2008 Department of Art Biennial Exhibition. more

Performing Arts Center

Fundraisers for the University of Maryland’s new performing arts center needed a brochure with a quick turnaround. more

Maryland Research

The University of Maryland created this magazine to promote its research efforts to the Mid-Atlantic region. more

Engineering Viewbook

We wanted to show prospective students (and their parents) how engineering touches everyday lives and benefits society. more

RU Search Piece

We took an indirect approach to promoting Radford University with some friendly advice about choosing a college. more

Visible Language

Readers of these two journal issues about Fluxus have to interact with the book itself to complete article’s title. more

Building Partners

This development package helped raise money for the University of Maryland’s new basketball arena, Comcast Center. more

Herbarium Web Site

This site serves as a resource for one of the nation’s largest collections of plant specimens at the University of Michigan. more

Quest Books

Inspiration for this logo came from the labyrinth, a path leading to psychological, spiritual or personal transformation. more

Ducks Unlimited

The Great Lakes Area Regional Office of this conservation organization needed some marketing materials. more

Art

My Daily Contribution…

540 balloons contained enough air to equal the weight of 62 pounds of carbon dioxide, my daily contribution to global warming. more

The Reporter

The language of politics and the environment found online is randomly recombined to make original statements. more

Wind Drawings

Fascinated by wind, I set out to gain a better understanding of how it changes throughout a day with drawing machines. more

Type in the Landscape

With the arrival of spring, I wanted to call attention to the changes I saw happening around me with birdseed and snowballs. more

MFA Thesis

Action Potential

At RISD, I took an interdisciplinary approach to designing communication between science, nature and culture. more