David Bowman

Work

No. 028 I created Loupe to help agents and their humans use design systems more effectively. Automattic

Loupe

No. 027 I am interested in standardization and humanity’s compulsion to organize and subjugate both itself and its environment. Independent

Meditations

No. 026 Figmagent is a custom MCP and harness for using AI agents inside of Figma for design tasks, not just for code extraction or vibe-y prototypes. Automattic

Figmagent

No. 022 Increasingly, professionals aren’t being sold tools—they’re being enticed into “products” that siphon their time, money and data. Independent

Tempo

No. 021 Multiplayer editing for WordPress at enterprise scale Automattic / WordPress

Real-time Collaboration

No. 020 VIP Workflows gives WordPress users the tools they need to define, manage and use custom editorial workflows. WordPress VIP

WordPress VIP Workflows

No. 015 ML-powered link management for publishers Automattic / Parse.ly

Parse.ly Traffic Boost

No. 014 As design director at WordPress VIP my main initiative has been to bring direction and unity to our design efforts across communication and product design. WordPress VIP

WordPress VIP Design System

No. 013 Schmidt Real Estate is an independent real estate broker in southeast Idaho. They were trying to differentiate themselves in a market that is becoming increasingly commoditized. Independent

Schmidt Real Estate

No. 012 Over a seven-year tenure, I guided WordPress VIP from a niche, media-focused WordPress hosting brand into a fully competitive enterprise web content management platform. WordPress VIP

WordPress VIP Brand

No. 011 The 2019 Grand Meetup was held at a large hotel in Orlando, and most of the design problem was making a large hotel in Orlando feel like something other than a large hotel in Orlando. Automattic

Automattic Grand Meetup

No. 009 Not written up yet Personal

American Field Trip

No. 007 Whittle School & Studios came to us to help them communicate a new, global vision of education. Doyle Partners

Whittle

No. 004 Contemporary Color was the wacky brainchild of David Byrne. Doyle Partners

Contemporary Color

No. 003 For The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, we had a blast diving into logo ideas and really capturing Stephen’s vibe as he stepped into this iconic late-night role. Doyle Partners

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

No. 002 For the Civitella Ranieri artist residency in Italy, we got to play around with bringing a historic castle’s charm into a new artistic identity. Doyle Partners

Civitella Ranieri

No. 001 Once the home of William Bayard Cutting, the expansive Long Island estate is now a public arboretum run by the NY Department of Parks. Doyle Partners

Bayard Cutting Arboretum