Author

Jeffikus

Team Lead for Theme Development at Automattic. We build themes for WordPress.org and WordPress.com.

Sharing work early and often

At Automattic, we take pride in sharing designs openly at all stages of the design process. The work on this page serves as a public snapshot of our latest work, encompassing everything from product design to UX work, branding, themes, marketing and more.


Posts

Partners over Vendors

Recently, the WordPress.com design team spoke to 34 small business owners across the United States as part of a research project. The data gathered was vast, and incredibly insightful, but one…

African Design

Africa! A continent of mystery, magic, and a mix of cultures and people so diverse that very few outside of it manage to understand, let alone describe it. I was born…

Growing my Personal Blog

Full disclosure – I have never successfully or intentionally grown a blog. Most of my suggestions are speculation until proven. My personal blog has been more of a personal portfolio…

Sentinel Values

Last week I put the finishing touches on an update to one of our free themes on WordPress.com, Independent Publisher 2, and I thought that everything was working as they…

On Digital Readiness

Dictionary.com defines being ready as, completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use Something I enjoy doing on weekends, is visiting coffee shops (without my laptop) and…

Improving Maintenance Workflow

For as long as I’ve been a part of a WordPress-centric company, I’ve had to maintain a large catalogue of products. Keeping track of bugs to fix and enhancements to…