Like many other companies with expansive digital products, Automattic (makers of WordPress.com) has recently dedicated a significant amount of energy into creating a design language system that we call Muriel. This new design system is ambitious and could reach a wide range of products, potentially transforming our process at Automattic. With only a small team,…

Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about my dentist. Like most dentists I’ve been to, it’s a small operation — basically just one dentist and a couple of assistants. They’re not necessarily interested in marketing or growing their business. No Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter account. They’re not interested in reaching a new audience or being…

When we launched the redesign of notifications a few years ago, it was one of the only WordPress.com features developed in tandem with all platforms. Although this exact principle wasn’t stated during development, the core values guided much of the process: Consistency builds trust. Speed builds trust. Simplicity builds trust. With these values in mind, we…