Overall, Silbermann wants to help people make something beautiful with Pinterest. He has plans to expand it beyond the website, with an iPad app on the way; and he wants to engage others to design with the Pinterest platform. The eye for design permeates Pinterest, much of which was due to Silbermann’s direction.
A former ad designer for Google, Ben Silbermann, learned how to think big at the tech giant, and applied his experience when designing Pinterest. As the online community, and Pinterest’s reach, expands, there’s no telling just how successful Silbermann will be.