LaurieAnn Barden is a Design Program Manager / Design Producer working in NYC.

Currently leading design operations at Meta (Cross-Meta Design System). Previously at Rolling Stone, HBO and The Daily.

About

I have ~15 years over experience partnering with design, product and engineering teams to ship cross-platform experiences at scale.

Areas of Expertise

Design systems
UI/UX design + visual production
Foundations (Typography, Iconography, Illustration)
Writing/communications
AI-native workflows + tooling
Sprint planning
Resourcing multi-disciplinary teams
Managing change + ambiguity
Editorial production
Budgeting/vendor management

Featured Projects

  • UI Foundations

    Meta

  • True Detective Digital Experience

    HBO

  • Playground | Prototyping Library

    Meta

  • Illustration

    Meta

  • Game of Thrones Viewer's Guide

    HBO (Won Interactive Emmy)

  • Top TV Shows of All Time

    Rolling Stone | Snapchat Experience

  • Rolling Stone Cover Wall (Archives)

    Rolling Stone

Other Projects

Series and one-offs produced for Rolling Stone + Facebook.

Music’s Most WTF Conspiracy Theories.
From the wild theories surrounding the death of Tupac Shakur to the shape-shifting abilities of Justin Bieber, there’s no end to what people might believe. Written and produced for Facebook Watch and voiced by Rob Sheffield, play all.

How Rock & Roll Shaped the Era of the 1960’s
In the first episode of our six-episode documentary series connecting music and fashion, we look at how rock & roll, fluid female sexuality, psychedelics and progressive social ideals shaped an era. Play all.

Mixtape Primer: Reviewing Drake
Navigating the Toronto rapper’s output from 2006’s Room for Improvement to 2015’s What a Time to Be Alive. Edited and produced for a sponsored series with Jeep. Watch here.

The First Time
Original series I created and produced for Rolling Stone. Watch Emilia Clarke talk about her “first times” here.

Take One.
Live music series produced onsite at Rolling Stone’s studio. This set is one of my favorites featuring the Danish artist, MØ. Watch here.

The Story of Radiohead’s Ok Computer.
Rolling Stone's Andy Greene retells the story of how Thom Yorke and his Radiohead bandmates came to create their 1997 classic OK Computer. Written and produced as a companion to the feature story.

Why is Pop Music so Slow?
Downtempo tracks like "Despacito" and "I'm the One" are dominating the charts. Top producers and songwriters discuss what's behind pop's big tempo dip. Written and produced as a companion to the article. Watch here.

Facebook Brand Camp.
Teaser to support a Facebook Blueprint course. Blueprint is an educational platform for creators and businesses. Watch here. (pw:brandcamp)