Hi, I'm David. I'm a designer and okayish developer based in Seattle. I'm currently working at GitHub building Copilot.
Previously, I led design for VS Code at Microsoft.
Recent Projects
GitHub Copilot
Copilot Chat, Inline Chat, and extensibility in VS Code

Merge Editor
Reducing anxiety when resolving complex conflicts

Command Center
Bringing keyboard efficiency to the masses

Profiles
Configure VS Code for different workloads

Default Themes
Modernized, accessible, dark, light, and high contrast themes


GitHub Pull Requests & Issues Extension
Revamped UI for the much-loved GitHub extension

Webview Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
A component library for building webview-based extensions in Visual Studio Code

Grid Playground
Side project to quickly generate CSS grid layouts

Experience
Staff Product Designer, Copilot
GitHub.2025 - Present
Principal Designer, VS Code
Microsoft.2024
Senior Designer, VS Code
Microsoft.2021 — 2024
Senior Designer, Product Insights
Microsoft.2019 — 2021
Designer 2, Aria
Microsoft.2018 — 2019
Designer, Aria
Microsoft.2016 — 2018
Intern, HoloLens
8ninths.2015