hi,i’mowen,
aux/uidesigner
fromminnesota✸

i design apps, websites, and products.

i believe that waffles are better than pancakes, cereal is a soup, and interfaces shouldnʼt be boring.

i design apps, websites, and products with the goal of helping form and function become best friends.

i believe that waffles are better than pancakes, cereal is a soup, and interfaces shouldnʼt be boring.

i design apps, websites, and products with the goal of helping form and function become best friends.

i believe that waffles are better than pancakes, cereal is a soup, and interfaces shouldnʼt be boring.

i design apps, websites, and products with the goal of helping form and function become best friends.

made by

made by

me

me

kitsune

kitsune

a focus app with a tiny fox.

a focus app with a tiny fox.

app design · development · pixel art · iOS

app design · development · pixel art · iOS

i made kitsune to help myself focus without blocking everything else. a pixel fox naps while you work and wakes up when it’s time for a break.

i tested for accessibility with VoiceOver, kept the tap targets generous, and made sure nothing relies on sound.

while building it, i noticed my own focus going from about 15 minutes to a couple hours.

read the case study

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pingPong

pingPong

a nostalgic chat interface

a nostalgic chat interface

design · development · peer-to-peer chat · web

design · development · peer-to-peer chat · web

i designed, built, and shipped pingPong in a weekend. it’s a peer-to-peer chat client inspired by AOL Instant Messenger, with over 1,200 active users and a feature in How-To Geek.

read the HTG article

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check it out

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click here

click here

a fake brand with a real typeface.

a fake brand with a real typeface.

brand design · custom typeface · conceptual project

brand design · custom typeface · conceptual project

click here started as a way to try product and brand design. it became a conceptual identity and completely custom typeface inspired by the pixelated graphics of early personal computing.

nsh!

nsh!

a terminal in your mac’s notch.

a terminal in your mac’s notch.

design · development · terminal emulator · macOS

design · development · terminal emulator · macOS

nsh! puts a terminal in your Mac’s notch so you can run a quick command without leaving what you’re doing, and drag a folder into it to change directories on the fly.

take a peek

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  • © 2026 owen van vooren

  • © 2026 owen van vooren

  • © 2026 owen van vooren