I’m Lauren Canizales. (!!!)

My Philosophy

“The artist observes something invisible to others.” William Burrough’s words are tied closely to the idea of the artist being a walking eye. As a designer, I am constantly collecting visual inspiration and resources. I know design history and spend time filling my mind with inspiration so that, when a project comes along, I can call upon my cache of design knowledge, memories, and obscure resources to create a truly unique and intelligent response to answer challenging design questions.

Great design exists in the context of design research, and can have tremendous impact. This can be observed from political propaganda to scientific data visualization, and of course, to advertising and marketing. To come to a fitting design solution, we have to acquaint ourselves with the factors that are important in influencing what the design should communicate, and who it should communicate to.

Accolades

I have won several awards for my work, including 6 from Graphis, 1 from the International Visual Identity Awards, and 1 from Communication Arts.

Selected Clients

April Housing, AstraZeneca, Boxi by Semihandmade, Faith Matters Foundation, JOJO’s Chocolate, Micro Focus, Mr.Beast, New Belgium Brewery, Opentext, The Physician’s Foundation, Sadie B., Salt Lake Design Week, Stella & Chewy’s

Skills

UX/UI
BRANDING
WEB & APP DESIGN
SITE STRUCTURE
CREATIVE DIRECTION
LOGO DESIGN
TYPOGRAPHY & LAYOUT
PHOTOGRAPHY & ILLUSTRATION
PACKAGING DESIGN

Figma
WCAG 2.2 Trained
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe AfterEffects
Adobe Photoshop
Zeplin
Adobe XD
Sketch
Sketchup

  • "Lauren is not only an imaginative, sensitive, and perceptive designer, she is also just fantastic to work with — patient with timelines, receptive to feedback, and an excellent communicator. As a non-designer, I found she was able to intuit what I was looking for and made the process of developing a brand extremely easy. It’s been rewarding to see how our audience responds to her designs — their eyes light up at its simple, striking beauty. I can’t recommend Lauren enough!"

    Diana, Faith Matters Foundation

  • “I have worked with Lauren on two very different types of challenging web design projects.  She was very adaptable to handling the diversity of project types, with the application of her skills to each one, uniquely resulting in beautiful final designs.  Her attention to fonts, images and flow for the user experience was very thoughtful and effective.”

    Dave, Logan Country Club | Scripture Central

  • “Lauren did an outstanding job creating the UI/UX for Shared Spaces’ core marketplace web app. She is smart, thoughtful, and knows how to translate client wishes into beautiful design. She is an expert in UX design and understands what it takes to collaborate with a separate team of web developers, to deliver a fully functional, and beautiful product. We will continue to work with Lauren on any future projects.”

    Alex, Shared Spaces