1. Debbie Millman was born on 1961 and is an American writer, educator, artist, curator, and designer who is best known as the host of the podcast Design Matters.
23 Facts About Debbie Millman
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Debbie Millman is the chair and co-founder of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, with Steven Heller and President Emeritus of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and chair.
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Debbie Millman is a co-owner and editorial director of Print magazine.
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Debbie Millman's writing and illustrations have appeared in many major publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Magazine, The Baffler, and Fast Company and more.
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Debbie Millman's artwork has been included in many museums and institutes including the Design Museum of Chicago and the Boston Biennale.
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Debbie Millman's father owned a pharmacy business and her mother was a seamstress.
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Debbie Millman attended the University at Albany, SUNY, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in Russian literature in 1983.
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Debbie Millman began her career in media, working for a cable magazine and a real estate firm before entering the design and branding industry with a role at Frankfurt Balkind.
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In 1993, Debbie Millman became the off-staff creative director of HOT 97 in New York City, where she worked with Emmis Broadcasting general manager Judy Ellis and Promotion Director Rocco Macri to turn the dance music radio station into a hip-hop radio station.
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Debbie Millman created the HOT 97 logo in 1994 and then redesigned it again in 1999.
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Debbie Millman remained the creative director of the organization until 2005.
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In 1995, Debbie Millman joined Sterling Brands in New York City, where she eventually became a partner, the president of the Design Division, and chief marketing officer.
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Debbie Millman worked on the redesign of Burger King, merchandising for Star Wars, and the positioning and branding of the NO MORE movement.
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In 2002, Debbie Millman became the editorial and creative director of Print.
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In 2004, Debbie Millman founded a design podcast named Design Matters.
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In 2014, Debbie Millman became the president emeritus of American Institute of Graphic Arts.
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Debbie Millman is a former board member and treasurer of the New York Chapter.
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Debbie Millman designed campaign buttons for Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential campaign, wrapping paper and beach towels for One Kings Lane, greeting cards for Mohawk Paper and MOO Paper, as well as playing cards for DeckStarter and various others.
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In September 2017, Debbie Millman curated a show for the Museum of Design in Atlanta titled Text Me: How We Live In Language, featuring artists and designers including Ed Ruscha, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Shepard Fairey, Neil Gaiman, Deborah Kass, and Lesley Dill.
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Debbie Millman co-curated conferences, such as HOW DESIGN LIVE, the 2017 AIGA National Conference.
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In 2022, Debbie Millman appeared on Storybound reading from her new book, Design Matters.
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Debbie Millman's artwork has been exhibited at the Boston Biennale, Chicago Design Museum, Anderson University, School of Visual Arts, Long Island University, The Wolfsonion Museum and the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art.
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Debbie Millman is on the board of the Joyful Heart Foundation and created the identity for the non-profit with her students at the School of Visual Arts.