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Bio

I’m a product designer at Automattic, currently working on the WordPress Design System. Some of my past WordPress contributions:

· Led design of the WordPress mobile apps, 2015–2022.
· Design & code for the switch to native fonts, WordPress 4.6, 2016.
· Led the MP6 redesign project, WordPress 3.8, 2013.
· Created the Twenty Ten theme with Ian Stewart, WordPress 3.0, 2010.
· Visual design for the “Crazyhorse” overhaul, WordPress 2.7, 2008.
· Redesigned WordPress.org, 2008.
· Front-end development of the Happy Cog redesign, WordPress 2.5, 2008.
· Designed WordPress.org, 2005.

I formerly contributed to WordPress as @iammattthomas.

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Contributions

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July 2019
Jul 31 Wed · 20:30
Meta high
Wrote a new post, Mobile Team Update – July 31, on the site Team Updates:
WordPress iOS and Android version 13.0 are now available for beta testing (Call for Testing:…
April 2018
Apr 25 Wed · 18:46
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Created a topic, It’s the future, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Gutenberg is the step towards the future that WordPres…
July 2016
Jul 07 Thu · 15:14
Meta high
Wrote a new post, Native Fonts in 4.6, on the site Make WordPress Core:
When WordPress switched to Open Sans in version 3.8 at the end of 2013, the…