Lyon van den Oord is a Creative Partner at the — bizarre, where collaboration with small businesses and educational organizations focuses on brand identities, web designs, and motion design systems. As an Adjunct Professor at Maryland Institute College of Art, Lyon teaches brand design and creative storytelling, while also managing a centralized classroom website. Experience includes serving as a Fine Art Portfolio Reviewer for the National Portfolio Day Association and a User Experience Designer at Hythe Research, leading brand identity and front-end website projects. Additional roles include contributions as a Design Coach assisting a non-profit, a Guest Artist Speaker at VCU, and freelance work as a Motion Designer. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, earned cum laude from Maryland Institute College of Art.