Teaching communication design at every level, he is also researching design ethics and responsibility ascription. Owens also finds time to run Keith Owens Handmade Books. The company produces one-of-a-kind books. Prior to this, he owned Rebus Design. The Dallas based firm provided its clients with graphic and information design. Before starting Rebus Design, he was the senior designer at Davison Design in San Francisco. The firm specialized in package design for consumer software. From 1985 to 1990. Owens was a Design instructor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. While teaching there, he also obtained his masters degree at West Texas State University. Owens is an honors graduate of Texas Tech University and West Texas State University. He is currently a member of the AIGA, the Dallas Society of Visual Communicators and the National Guild of Book Workers. Scott Schaller Cabrillo High School