About

About

About

Bio

I am a designer making functional and pleasing things to help people get where they want to go. Early on, I designed signage for hotels, malls and town centers. Some may feel like that was a monotonous task to locate every emergency exit, but I loved it because I was making something useful, though ubiquitous. Directional signage that facilitated navigation through a physical space; ultimate usability. Signs and placards that took on the personality of the space it occupied.

I liked how something drawn in pixels can persist, and enhance our experience with the built environment. In some cases, this signage has meaning beyond the pixels they’re born from. They adopt a brand, mark a moment in time, provide security and reassurance. As a designer, I am grateful to be a part of someone’s experience.

Work Experience

I have spent the majority of my career in civic design; working on end-to-end experiences for enterprise and customer facing apps and websites.

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Awards

2023 Addie Champion award recipient
Recognized at Ad Hoc for championing user insights through user research and rapid design iteration.

2024 Samuel J. Heyman (SAMMIE) award
Contributed to client success for the VA Health & Benefits Mobile App.

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© 2024 -
Lauren Russell

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IBM Plex Sans

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Nathana Reboucas for Unsplash

Sydney Rae for Unsplash

© 2024 -
Lauren Russell

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IBM Plex Sans

Merriweather

Nathana Reboucas for Unsplash

Sydney Rae for Unsplash

© 2024 -
Lauren Russell

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IBM Plex Sans

Merriweather

Nathana Reboucas for Unsplash

Sydney Rae for Unsplash

© 2024 -
Lauren Russell