757. Debbie Millman

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Debbie Millman is the author of Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World's Most Creative People, available from Harper Design. Debbie’s podcast, Design Matters is one of the first and longest running podcasts, and as host and founder, Millman has interviewed nearly 500 of the most creative people in the world over the past 17 years. 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 2021 designated it one of their “All Time Favorite Podcasts.” In addition, the show has been nominated for six Webby Awards, and has been listed on over 100 “Best Podcasts” lists, including one of the best podcasts in the world by Business Insider and Vanity Fair. Debbie is the author of seven books, including two collections of interviews that have extended the ethos and editorial vision of Design Matters to the printed page: How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer and Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits. Both books have been published in over 10 languages. She is also the co-owner and Editorial Director of PrintMag.com. Debbie co-founded the world’s first graduate program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2010. For 20 years, Debbie was the President of Sterling Brands, one of the world’s leading branding consultancies. She arrived in 1995 when the company was two years old and had 15 employees in one office. Under her leadership, Sterling grew to 150 employees in five offices and she was instrumental in the firm’s acquisition by Omnicom in 2008. Omnicom is one of the world’s largest holding companies. While there she worked on the logo and brand identity for Burger King, Hershey’s, Haagen Dazs, Tropicana, Star Wars, Gillette, and the No More movement. Debbie’s writing and illustrations have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Print Magazine, Baffler and Fast Company. She lives in New York and Los Angeles. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi’s email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram YouTube Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	McDonald's wraps all flavour, no mess.
0:02.9	No drips on your drip or grease on your shirt.
0:05.1	No crumbs on your keyboard or sauce on your dashboard.
0:07.9	Just all the flavour of sweet chili chicken, barbecue and bacon chicken and new Tika chicken.
0:12.8	Rapped up neat.
0:14.8	Served after 11 a.m.
0:16.1	Teaka chicken wrap available until the 13th July 26.
0:18.2	Fees applied to delivery orders subject to availability.
0:25.4	I love you. Thank you for tuning in. I have on the program today, Debbie Millman.
0:39.8	I'm very excited about this.
0:42.4	She has a new book out called Why Design Matters, Conversations with the World's Most Creative People.
0:50.6	I said, what did it feel like?
0:52.8	What did it feel like in 1984 when you were basically the most popular dude on the planet?
0:58.9	What was that like?
1:01.6	And he paused and he said that you have to be really careful when you get to the top of the tallest mountain in existence. Because it's often cold.
1:15.9	You're almost always alone. And there's only one direction to journey. So that is Debbie Millman.
1:23.1	And again, her book is called Why Design Matters, Conversations with the World's Most Creative
1:28.6	People.
1:30.3	Debbie Millman is what we call a hyphenate.
1:32.7	She is a creative hyphenate in the truest sense of the term, and she has a very impressive
1:38.1	resume.
1:39.5	This is a woman who is self-made and who has overcome enormous adversity and who by her own admission
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