Josh Silverman

@jhsilverman.bsky.social

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Designer, entrepreneur, educator, optimist. Founder @PeopleWorkPartners. I help founders and design teams hire well, build culture, and find their footing.

The buckling steel of the Manhattan building, all akimbo
Fiona Apple’s Tidal album cover. A white woman close cropped face photo showing eyes nose and a bit of her upper lip.
hand lettering that says “j’ai un coup de fatigue” which translates to “I’m feeling very tired” — with a visual emphasis on being tired of AI
Casio KX-101 Operation Manual
a blue button saying “find security”
Drake as card cover for Hits
1970s Pepperidge Farm packaging for Goldfish, with 9 crackers swimming west and one turning on its heel swimming east
A pop-up window saying Make sure your partner gets important safety updates
Mac OS 26 screen shots of rounded corners of apps not lining up.
A classroom of 15 diverse beautiful people posing for a selfie. The television monitor shows the title of the presentation, called “Forever That Bitch”
Google Calendar showing an event of my 60th in December 2031
An orange field with white type showing the letters LFG with a 🤘🏻 emoji.
A field of orange showing white letters saying WTF.
Stripe logo
the poorly constructed legal disclaimer at the bottom of Epstien’s email
An unmade bed with light gray tone on tone stripe sheets, and a dark gray comforter and dark gray pillows. Lit by one lightbulb (not pictured). In the corner, a monstera leaf or two.
A swarm of 7-8 bees in a blooming artichoke with purple flowers.
Google Calendar’s Yes RSVP showing stars (?) flying around a video camera
A short video showing Thelonious Monk playing in one room and the sound coming out from another room, because Bluetooth ;)
A screen grab from the CA DMV showing that I am in line at the Oakland Claremont location with no other information — although it’s supposed to show something
A clear etched glass with ice and a brown drink inside.
Fitness tracker showing 5.24 miles walked, 9,700 steps.
My "Skircle" of interactions in concentric circles.
A list of 12 words commonly found in portfolio websites: user-centered, user advocacy, HCD/HCI, Innovative, Intuitive, Solutions, Impactful, Empathic, Business needs, Results-driven, Collaborative, Functional
Two handsome mildly buzzed smiling silly white dudes on a street in front of a gray wall with a red and green stripe.
a stock pot showing soup in progress with thyme
Kurtis Blow’s album cover black man centered in the frame taller than the NYC skyline (including the Twin Towers), posing on one tower, gesturing at the camera, the city is backlit at dusk with buildings lit from within