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title: "Joseph Woodward — Software Designer"
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description: "Joseph Woodward is a software designer and builder in New York. Currently Founding Designer at Roam."
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# Joseph Woodward — Software Designer

Joseph Woodward is a software designer and builder based in Brooklyn and the Catskills, New York. Currently Founding Designer at Roam, previously Design Lead at Snapchat and Microsoft Outlook. He has shaped products at Roam, Snap, Microsoft, DoorDash, and Disney — from design systems and native apps to 3D spaces and brand identity.

## Focus

- Software design across native iOS, Android, and web
- Design systems: tokens, components, documentation, accessibility
- Brand identity, animation, and 3D
- Design engineering — designs ship as code

## Experience

### Founding Designer · Roam (current)

AI-powered virtual office for distributed teams. Brand identity, native apps, 3D spaces (offices, meeting rooms, theaters), AI scheduling tools, group chat, end-to-end product design.

### Design Lead · Snapchat

Built and shipped Snapchat's design system: color, typography, elevation, layout. Led the team creating components, system templates, and documentation. Designed animated tab bars and consolidated bottom sheets. Drove dynamic-type and color-contrast accessibility compliance across iOS and Android.

### Design Lead · Microsoft Outlook

Outlook design across mobile and web. Owned multiple feature areas; see /llm/microsoft for details. Earlier Microsoft work also covered SwiftKey.

### Earlier · DoorDash, Disney

Product design at DoorDash and Disney before Microsoft.

## Projects

- [Roam](https://joewoodward.co/roam) — Founding Designer
  Roam is an AI-powered virtual office designed for distributed teams. As Founding Designer, I've shaped the platform's brand identity and overall user experience, encompassing interactive spaces like o…
- [Snapchat](https://joewoodward.co/snapchat) — Design Lead, Systems
  Built and shipped Snapchat's design system — the foundation of color, typography, elevation and layout used across every surface in the app. Led a team creating components, system templates, and docum…
- [Microsoft](https://joewoodward.co/microsoft) — Design Lead, Outlook
  At Microsoft, I worked on design systems and product design for Outlook across platforms. I helped build and ship the Fluent design system, redesigned key surfaces, and contributed to the open-source …
- [Cabin](https://joewoodward.co/cabin) — Catskill, NY
  My wife and I are building our Catskill cabin this year on Paradise Lake, right at the foot of the mountain. Our home blends with the serene landscape. We found this secluded parcel near Catskill, NY,…
- [The Dugout](https://joewoodward.co/dugout) — Side Project
  An AI-powered football app for your club. Follow any Premier League or Championship team with live scores, match schedules, AI-summarized news, and league standings. Available on web and iOS.

## Social

- [twitter](https://x.com/The__Woodpecker)
- [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcwoodward/)
- [medium](https://medium.com/@the_woodpecker)
- [strava](https://www.strava.com/athletes/42323774)

## Other Pages

- [Contact](https://joewoodward.co/contact) · LLM mirror: [/llm/contact](https://joewoodward.co/llm/contact)
- [Photos](https://joewoodward.co/photos) · LLM mirror: [/llm/photos](https://joewoodward.co/llm/photos)
- [RSS Feed](https://joewoodward.co/feed.xml)