Debbie Millman: Designing the Arc of Your LIfe

Debbie Millman is a writer, designer, educator, artist, brand consultant and host of 

the podcast Design Matters.

Design Matters is one of the world's very first podcasts. Broadcasting independently for 16 years, the show is about how incredibly creative people design the arc of their lives. Design Matters won a 2011 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, in 2015 Apple designated it one of the best overall podcasts on iTunes, and in 2018 the show was honored by the Webby Awards. In addition, Design Matters has been listed on over 100 “Best Podcasts” lists, including one of the best podcasts in the world by Business Insider. 

Debbie is also co-founder and chair of the world’s first graduate program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City; editorial director of Print magazine; and the author of six books on design and branding. She has worked on the design and strategy of over 200 of the world’s biggest brands (shout out to Dunkin Donuts, Burger King, Hershey’s, Haagen Dazs, Tropicana, Star Wars, Gillette, and the No More movement) . Debbie is also President Emeritus of AIGA, one of five women to hold the position in the organization’s 100-year history.and is currently Chair of the Board of Directors for Law & Order SVU actor and activist Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation. Read about the Rape Kit Backlog. Watch the documentary: I Am Evidence

Debbie recently joined the TED audio collective. She did 4 visual stores: Love Letters to What We Hold Dear: New York City, Gardening, Travel, Visual Storytelling

Follow Debbie on twitter @DebbieMillman.
Photo: John Madere