# Kris Nord > Principal Designer | Brand & Product for Startups | 0 —​> 1 Launch-Ready in 90 Days Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/krisnord I’m a Principal Product & Brand Designer helping funded startups activate digital products across brand, product and marketing. I lead the 0→1 creative process for early-stage teams: YC, Pre-seed & Series A startups that don’t just want to break into consumer market, they want to break the consumer market⛓️‍💥. I come in as a Fractional Design Founder: building wow-factor for brands, shipping simplicity in products & defining strategy for marketing. In my previous life I’ve launched 360 advertising campaigns for global brands like Nike, Netflix, Amazon, [insert any F500 company name] & designed an Emmy-nominated sequence. I'm also a visual artist. Trained in motion media, fluent in pristine design, and concerningly obsessive about kerning. Equally at home in Figma, Framer, or sketching fruit at 1am. (It’s called balance.) ## Work Experience ### Principal Designer @ Kris Nord Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area I've designed and developed a 90-Day Product Activation for Startups that want to improve their brand & Product. This Program consists of workshops and creative deliverables that allow new tech founders to: - Position themselves on the market and find their competitive advantage. - Develop a brand identity to resonate with their custumers - Revamp product UI, aligning visual and functional aspects to the look & feel. - Launch cohesive marketing and sales collateral to drive engagement and conversions. ### Founder @ OUT OF LINE Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area I've started Out Of Line with an idea to bring a new way of competing with traditional ad services. Instead of complex contracts and churn times, I have Launched a subscription-based service. - At first, I worked with clients across CPG sectors making Meta ads & motion design. - I shifted my audience segment to startups a few months later -Started developing brand and products for start as the demographic and their needs reflected a different part of design. - Realized that startups like working with me more than with the teams of creatives, so I cut down on the name, and rebranded. ### Visual Communication Designer @ The Mill Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 Started as a mid designer, I eventually made it to the title of a Sr, designer and got to direct and product and work on on motion, design, brand & directios for many world-class brands like Google, Adobe, McDonalds, Nascar (my most fav) Some highlights: - Worked on the Emmy-Nominated title sequence for Netflix - Collaborated with Usher on the viral Campaign & Devleoped a brand collaboration with him & Remy Martin, the #1 US's Cognac Label - Worked on Prime Rebrand - Developed Keynote design for MOMA in conjuction with AICP 2022 (Basically Emmy Gala but for motion designers) ### Designer @ STATE Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Los Angeles Metropolitan Area ### Junior Designer @ Scholar Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Los Angeles, California, United States ### Intern @ Scholar Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 ### Motion Graphics Designer @ Redmedved Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | St Petersburg City, Russia Learned from a team of motion graphic designers to create a 2.5D parallax for animated infographics and broadcasts. ### Branding Intern @ Green Goat Organics Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Ukiah, California, United States At Green Goat Organics, a family owned cannabis farm, I have contributed to reimagining the identity of the company. From designing a new logo, to preparing a shelf-ready packaging, I had a great opportunity to create a line of cannabis products. ### Academic Tutor @ UPSTUDY.RU Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 Taught students academic fine arts and English as a second language. Prepared pupils for college entry art exams, IELTS, and TOEFL. ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Motion Media Savannah College of Art and Design ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/iamkrisnord - Portfolio: https://www.krisnord.co/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/krisnord JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/krisnord/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13