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Likes The Design of Everyday Things.

16 Aug 2026 Lenny's Podcast OpenAI’s Head of Design: This is the best time in history to be a designer | Ian Silber

“It's funny, I'm not a big, big book recommender. I think when people ask me, I do get asked about books for design, and I haven't found that many that really have stuck with me purely design. Although I will say I do love the Design of Everyday Things. I think that's such a classic.”

— Ian Silber

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Ian Silber
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recommendation
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16 Aug 2026
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Lenny's Podcast

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…All right, here we go. What are two or three books that you find yourself recommending most to other people? It's funny, I'm not a big, big book recommender. I think when people ask me, I do get asked about books for design, and I haven't found that many that really have stuck with me purely design. Although I will say I do love the Design of Everyday Things. I think that's such a classic. That's the one.…

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