Henri Iamarino

@iamarino
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I believe in Human decency and the laws of Gravity. Designer at Automattic. Read my blog: https://iamarino.com

Bad actors once needed a symbolic order to operate within. That requirement is gone. This is what its absence looks like.

https://iamarino.com/informality-and-decorum/

I proudly created four of them ✨
The Top 10 Creative WordPress Themes with Real Personality

https://wordpress.com/blog/2026/04/10/creative-wordpress-themes/

The Top 10 Creative WordPress Themes with Real Personality

Explore these 10 creative WordPress themes, tested and reviewed. Find a unique look for your blog, portfolio, or small business site.

WordPress.com News
Twenty Twenty-Seven: Team Announcement
— I’m in 🫥✨
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/08/tt7-team/ via @wordpress
Twenty Twenty-Seven: Team Announcement

Thank you to everyone who responded to the original call for volunteers. The response was genuinely wonderful and made clear how much folks care about getting a great default theme out for 7.2. Joi…

Make WordPress Core

What does a WP theme designer who reads code but doesn't write it do with an idea that's been waiting six months? 🔗

https://iamarino.com/poc-tritones-filter/

“Successful” or “Unsuccessful”: the Post-“Good Design” Vocabulary https://alistapart.com/blog/post/successful-or-unsuccessful-the-post-good-design-vocabulary/
Evolving Design Language in the AI Era: From Good to Great

Explore how the AI era reshapes design language, emphasizing objective critique over subjective opinions for successful outcomes.

A List Apart

What a week in Porto with Automattic’s creatives made visible? My thoughts on the recent Design meetup in Portugal ✨
#automatticdesign #aidesign #designingwithai #wordpressai

https://iamarino.com/design-meetup-2026/

Porto, AI, and what a week together taught us about individual range

What a week in Porto with Automattic's creatives made visible? AI isn't flattening creative work — it's revealing who already knows how to move across domains, and raising the stakes for everyone else.

Henri Iamarino

TV in Radio Times: On AI and the Designer Role

As AI accelerates execution, a quieter question emerges: when output becomes abundant, what gives the work meaning?

https://iamarino.com/tv-in-radio-times-on-ai-and-the-designer-role/

One For My Baby: time out for family care.

Paid parental leave meant time for a father to care for his wife, support his premature newborn, and focus on his family without the pressure of work or lost income.

Automattic

I'm not a developer. I'm a project manager who knows how to communicate a vision. Turns out that's exactly what you need to build a WordPress theme with AI. New post on how Tufte Blocks got made.

https://derekhanson.blog/tufte-blocks/

Jetpack Social Just Got a Major Upgrade: Customize, Preview, and Share with Confidence https://jetpack.com/resources/jetpack-social-just-got-a-major-upgrade-customize-preview-and-share-with-confidence/
Jetpack 15.6: Elevate Your WordPress Social Sharing Experience

Jetpack Social now lets you customize social posts per network, preview before publishing, and generate images with AI. All from the WordPress editor.

Jetpack