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David Bowman
Work
Colophon
Work
No. 028
I created Loupe to help agents and their humans use design systems more effectively.
Automattic
Loupe
Loupe
No. 027
I am interested in standardization and humanity’s compulsion to organize and subjugate both itself and its environment.
Independent
Meditations
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
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
Tempo
No. 021
Multiplayer editing for WordPress at enterprise scale
Automattic / WordPress
Real-time Collaboration
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
WordPress VIP Workflows
No. 015
ML-powered link management for publishers
Automattic / Parse.ly
Parse.ly Traffic Boost
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
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
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
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
Automattic Grand Meetup
No. 009
Not written up yet
Personal
American Field Trip
American Field Trip
No. 007
Whittle School & Studios came to us to help them communicate a new, global vision of education.
Doyle Partners
Whittle
Whittle
No. 004
Contemporary Color was the wacky brainchild of David Byrne.
Doyle Partners
Contemporary Color
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
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
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
Bayard Cutting Arboretum