Hi there, I’m Lauren! 👋

I’m a product designer, best-selling author, and illustrator with over ten years of experience in technology, editorial, publishing, and content for social media and the web.

 

Case Studies

The big picture.

Talent Recruitment Material Design

Case study coming soon. Leveraging design thinking to lead the creation of talent recruitment materials for this side of desk project.

Skills used:

  • Design Thinking Strategy

  • User Interviews

  • Research Synthesis

  • Discovery Facilitation

  • Content Management

  • Editing

  • Project Roadmap Planning

Content Inventory System Design

A content inventory system design for an educational technology startup.

Skills used:

  • UX Writing

  • Content Strategy

  • Project Management

  • Business Strategy

  • Copy Editing

  • Figma

  • Google Suite

Mural Project

A mural design and installation for a private client’s new baby.

Skills used:

  • UX Writing

  • Project Management

  • Art Direction

  • Client Relations

  • Composition and Layout

  • Illustration

  • Adobe Creative Suite

Author

Books and words.

My first book, published in 2014 from Chronicle Books.

My second book, published in 2016 from Chronicle Books.

My third book, published in 2018 from Chronicle Books.

 

Illustrator

Art by hand.

Illustrations from my book, 50 Ways to Wear Accessories.

Brand illustrations for The Blind Dog Cafe.

Editorial work for Lucky Magazine, a Condé Nast publication.

 

Speaker

The forward face.

Lightning talk for theCOOP on Heuristic - Recognition over Recall.

Lightning talk for theCOOP on Content Inventory System Design.

Author presentation at Literati Bookstore, in Ann Arbor, MI

 

Previous clients and work seen in include:

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