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

smush

cursor animations for macOS.

interaction · design · performance & optimization · macOS

i created smush as a way to bring more fluidity and smoothness to my Mac experience. it animates the changes in between cursor states as you use your computer. not only was it an exercise in design, but it was also a really difficult yet rewarding challenge to optimize and refine it.

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loaf

a native browser for Mac.

design · development · browser · macOS

i designed and built loaf over several years, starting with the idea of a browser that feels at home on the Mac. it’s built with SwiftUI and WebKit, with vertical tabs, separate profiles, a customizable start page, and a miniplayer. no tracking or telemetry.

give it a try

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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 1,600 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