Ron Severdia

Inspiration

Resources that inspire my approach to design, leadership, and more.

  • Beautiful Apps

    Onetime - World Clock

    Onetime
    A beautifully designed world clock app that visualizes time zones using an intuitive earth rotation metaphor, making it easy to track time across multiple locations.

    Night Sky - Planetarium

    Night Sky
    An interactive planetarium that lets you explore stars and celestial events. Features include augmented reality, space travel mode, and guided stargazing tours.

    Wonderous - World Wonders

    Wonderous
    Discover the history and beauty of the world’s most famous landmarks. Explore artifacts, learn about cultures, and uncover hidden collectibles with stunning visuals.

    Onetimer - Workshop Planning

    Onetimer
    A streamlined agenda planner for workshops, allowing users to effortlessly switch between time-based and schedule-based views to stay focused.

    Decibel - Sound Meter

    Decibel
    A sleek and intuitive sound level meter that visually represents noise levels while recognizing and identifying common sounds in real-time with precision.

    Shakespeare Pro

    Shakespeare Pro
    A comprehensive resource for Shakespeare lovers, featuring an integrated glossary, modern translations, and interactive tools for students, teachers, and actors.

  • Agents & Tools

    Sous Chef

    Sous Chef
    Gives you recipes based on the foods you love and the ingredients you have.

    Midjourney

    Midjourney
    The gold standard of generative A.I. for images and video.

    ChatPRD

    ChatPRD
    Write great product docs—fast, and use AI to become an elite PM.

  • Leadership & Innovation

    Rework
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
    Beyond the Obvious
    Here Comes Everybody
    The Talent Code
    The Third Wave
    Tools of Titans
    First, Break All the Rules
    The Doodle Revolution
    Crucial Conversations
    Multipliers
    How Will You Measure Your Life?
    The Back of the Napkin
    Lean Enterprise
    The Making of a Manager
    Measure What Matters
    Radical Candor
    Outcomes Over Output
    Principles: Life and Work
    Getting There

  • Design & UX

    Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
    Design Think Make Break Repeat
    Lean UX
    Product Design
    Vision in Design
    Sprint
    Design Sprint
    The Art of Agile Development
    Scrum: Novice to Ninja
    Measuring the User Experience
    Mapping Experiences
    The Elements of User Experience
    Don't Make Me Think
    Web Form Design
    Designing Interactions
    Designing the Obvious
    Designing Web Usability
    Designing with Web Standards
    Design Systems
    Modular Web Design
    Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond
    Card Sorting: Designing Usable Categories
    Universal Principles of Design
    The Design of Everyday Things
    Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design
    Making and Breaking the Grid
    Information is Beautiful
    79 Short Essays on Design
    Designing with Type
    The Anatomy of Type
    Thinking with Type
    Typology: Type Design from Victorian to Digital
    The Complete Manual of Typography
    The Elements of Typographic Style
    Grid Systems in Graphic Design
    Articulating Design Decisions
    Think Like a UX Researcher
    UX Strategy

  • Presentations & Storytelling

    Confessions of a Public Speaker
    Presentation Zen
    Pre-Suasion
    The Art of Public Speaking
    TED Talks: The Official Guide to Public Speaking
    The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
    Storytelling with Data
    Slide:ology

  • A.I. & Machine Learning

    The Master Algorithm
    Programming Collective Intelligence
    Hands-On Machine Learning
    Deep Learning
    Machine Learning
    Superintelligence
    Fundamentals of Machine Learning

  • Big Data & Data Visualization

    Data Visualization
    Envisioning Information
    Visual Explanations
    The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
    The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

  • Neuroscience & Psychology

    The Power of Habit
    Algorithms to Live By
    Man's Search for Meaning
    The Tipping Point
    The Upside of Irrationality
    The Signal and the Noise
    How to Create a Mind
    Interviewing Users
    Getting to Yes
    Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
    Never Split the Difference
    Ikigai
    Outliers
    Talking to Strangers
    Blink
    Revenge of the Tipping Point

  • William Shakespeare

    Will in the World
    Soul of the Age
    Shakespeare's Words
    1599: A Year in the Life of Shakespeare
    Tyrant: Shakespeare on Power
    Great Shakespearean Actors
    Shakespeare in the Digital World
    Shakespeare on Stage
    Best of the Bard: Shakespeare’s 20 Greatest Plays
    Shakespeare’s First Folio: The Ultimate Transcription

  • Magic & Illusion Theory

    Magic and Showmanship
    Maximum Entertainment 2.0
    How Magicians Think
    The Art of Astonishment
    Modern Coin Magic (Bobo)
    Coin Magic (Richard Kaufman)
    Royal Road to Card Magic
    Expert at the Card Table
    Now You See It, Now You Don't
    Essential Dai Vernon
    The Topit Book 2
    The Fitzkee Trilogy
    Strong Magic
    Cards as Weapons (Ricky Jay)
    Greater Magic
    Tarbell Course in Magic

  • San Francisco History

    San Francisco: A Portrait of a City 1940-1960
    The Magnificent Rogues of San Francisco
    Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in San Francisco
    Theatres of San Francisco
    The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature
    San Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries: A Buried History
    Lost San Francisco

  • Art & Architecture

    Hasui Kawase: Rain in Maekawa (1932)

    Hasui Kawase
    Serene, atmospheric woodblock prints that masterfully balance light, shadow, and architectural stillness.

    Shag: The Rat Pack

    Josh "Shag" Agle
    Bold, retro-futurist illustrations that channel Mad Men-era cool with a cocktail of wit, color, and mid-century swagger.

    Richard Neutra - Kaufmann House

    Richard Neutra
    Sleek, modernist architecture rooted in clarity, connection to nature, and the quiet drama of glass, light, and line.

    Frank Lloyd Wright - Guggenheim New York

    Frank Lloyd Wright
    Visionary organic architecture that blends geometry, nature, and human experience — from prairie homes to Marin’s own Civic Center.