Blog

Writing for a better web

We also write! And we share stories about design, the team, our products, and how we do it. We’re open source in all ways, from the technologies we create to the ways we create them.

Type Collaboration in Vienna

Automattic designers met in Vienna in February to collaborate, learn, and eat krapfen. And you won’t believe the typeface we made together!

We’re Stewards, Not Owners: User Experience and Open Source

Designing for open source software comes with gnarly challenges. Learn how WooCommerce is tackling them.

Best in WordPress Design: iA Presenter

This is Best in WordPress Design. Our purpose is to highlight exceptional web design done with WordPress around the world. We feature selected sites, and share a brief conversation with the people who made them.

Best in WordPress Design: Sandwich

This is Best in WordPress Design. Our purpose is to highlight exceptional web design done with WordPress around the world. We feature selected sites, and share a brief conversation with the people who made them.

Introducing Twenty Twenty-Three

Twenty Twenty-Three, the new WordPress default theme is here, alongside WordPress 6.1.

The Best Design Books We’ve Ever Read

Great design books can open our eyes to new possibilities and unlock new insights that lead to great design. We recently asked our designers which design books had left the greatest impact on them and their work. Here’s what they said.

Automattic Women: Vanessa Riley Thurman

“The ability to explore my ideas and watch others do the same makes work feel joyful.”

The many desks of a distributed design team

Check out our designers’ home offices.

Automattic Women: Christy Nyiri

We’ve grown three-fold (!!) since I started two years ago, and I’m proud of how we’ve refined and matured our design processes, and continue to do so, as our team scales.

Jetpack Design Meetup in Barcelona

A key part of distributed life is meetups. We plan them together, choose the location, dates, and activities, and then travel to meet there for work, and for fun. A perfect setting to get to know each other, work together, explore our surroundings, and create memories that last a lifetime. The Jetpack Design Team met each other for the first time in Barcelona, Spain.