Debbie Millman
American writer, designer, educator and artist; host of the podcast Design Matters, which she started in 2005, and co-founder and chair of the Masters in Branding program at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
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Recommends Hunger
But more recently, in 2017, I started reading a book called Hunger by Roxang Gay. And when I read that book, I fell in love with the author, sight unseen, just reading her words. So much so that I reached out to her. I wanted to get her on my podcast. She said no. I tried to stay in touch. She was very squirly about it. And then through a mutual friend, she got wind that I was actually not a crazy person.
youtube.com 2 Oct 2026
Recommends The Voice That Is Great Within Us
So number one, it's a book of poetry called The Voice That is Great Within Us. It's by Hayden Kuth and it is a remark remarkable collection of 20th century poetry. That's where I first became aware of my favorite poem of all time which is a poem by Charles Olsen called Maximus to Himself. P.S. I name my dog Maximus. [snorts] That's number one.
youtube.com 2 Oct 2026
Loved Building Stories
Building Stories is remarkable and sets the stage for an entirely new way of storytelling.
tim.blog 18 Oct 2020
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Loved The Brand Gap
The Brand Gap was written in 2005, but it is one of the first books to present a unified theory of brand building. Individually they’re both great books, but together they provide a unique perspective that the power of brands have in our lives.
tim.blog 18 Oct 2020
Loved Pattern Recognition
Pattern Recognition is a novel written in 2002, before Facebook and YouTube had launched, but somehow predicted the creation of both.
tim.blog 18 Oct 2020
Loved A General Theory of Love
A General Theory Of Love is a book about human love in all its forms and is written in a brilliant poetry-inspired narrative.
tim.blog 18 Oct 2020
Loved Perverse Optimist
Perverse Optimist by Tibor Kalman and edited by Michael Bierut and Peter Hall truly influenced how I practice the discipline of design.
tim.blog 18 Oct 2020
Loved Love in the Time of Cholera
Love In The Time Of Cholera is perhaps the most perfect book ever written.
tim.blog 18 Oct 2020
Loved Tristram Shandy
The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentlemen is now seen as a forerunner of the use of stream of consciousness and self-reflexive writing. It is mind-blowing in its entirety and one of the most inventive original books ever written.
tim.blog 18 Oct 2020
Loved Apple Pencil
Well, the purchase that has influenced me over the last six months is the Apple pencil. I do so much of my artwork by hand and now there is a device that draws and feels like a real pencil that I can use electronically. It’s changed the way I work.
tim.blog 26 Jun 2018
Loved Elf
I also really, really love the movies Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Elf, mostly because I don’t stop laughing all through Elf, and I think that Jeff Spicoli is one of the great characters in all of cinematic history.
tim.blog 22 Jun 2018
Loved Fast Times at Ridgemont High
I also really, really love the movies Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Elf, mostly because I don’t stop laughing all through Elf, and I think that Jeff Spicoli is one of the great characters in all of cinematic history.
tim.blog 22 Jun 2018
Loved Manhattan
My favorite movie is Manhattan, by Woody Allen. I love that movie. I know that movie by heart.
tim.blog 22 Jun 2018
Where they publish
Site debbiemillman.com Her site: books, art, Design Matters and talks
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x.com @debbiemillman Posts on design, art and Design Matters episodes
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Podcast Design Matters with Debbie Millman Her long-running interview show with designers, artists and writers
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