Thomas Bishop

Tag: Design

  • Finding Focus in the Chaos

    Finding Focus in the Chaos

    For my entire life, I have had difficulty focusing and retaining information. Like many others, I live with a form of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) — specifically a variation called Inattentive Presentation (ADHD-I). But while I could write an entire series on these struggles, today I wanted to share some things I have found…

  • Lessons Learned: Analyzing Data at Scale

    My first couple months at Automattic have been eventful, and I’ve learned a lot in that time. Last week, I took some time to think about lessons I have learned – specifically around working with data at scale – and wrote about it on one of our new product design blogs.

  • Why We Design

    Why We Design

    These days – with technology and design surrounding us at all times – it’s easy to lose perspective and lose sight of why we started designing in the first place.

  • I’m joining Automattic!

    I’m joining Automattic!

    Last fall, as I started plotting my next move, I compiled a list of companies that I considered to be “dream jobs”. This list was primarily based around a few characteristics that would make a company/team ideal for my needs:  flexibility, culture, leadership, and impact. The companies on this list had varying marks for each of the characteristics, but…

  • Design in Tech Report 2017

    Source: Design in Tech Report 2017