About

I am Lauren Owen, and I am an Product Designer and Senior UX Educator. I have an extensive background in design and development spanning over a decade with a specialization in e-commerce and augmented reality.

My love for technology began on my 16th birthday when I was gifted a website domain and hosting plan. I was given one instruction: “Figure it out.” I did just that, teaching myself the intricacies of web design, HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

This led to truly fulfilling academic experiences at Howard University (BBA ’16) and New York University (MS ’20). It also translated to my professional journey as the Manager of User Experience and Testing at Tommy Hilfiger, the Web Design and Development Specialist at Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, and, currently, Senior Educator Teaching UX Design at BrainStation.

Through those opportunities, I realized that my passion for technology and creativity coexist through experiential solutions. I have been able to build an augmented reality application to commemorate the lives of Black women lost to pregnancy-related deaths, design an accessible Morse Code learning game for a child with disabilities, and create immersive AR learning prototypes.

I enjoy finding creative ways we can do the unexpected and share this knowledge with others leading me to create UX Unlocked, a resource for aspiring and seasoned designers. I also enjoy both the visual and written form having been a freelance graphic designer and writing two books.