Debbie Millman Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

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Graphic Design USA has named Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) “one of the most influential designers working today.” She is also the founder and host of Design Matters, the world’s first and longest-running podcast about design, where she’s interviewed nearly 300 design luminaries and cultural commentators including Massimo Vignelli and Milton Glaser. Debbie’s done it all. Her artwork has been exhibited around the world. She’s designed everything from wrapping paper to beach towels, greeting cards to playing cards, notebooks to t-shirts, and Star Wars merchandise to global Burger King rebrands. Debbie is the President Emeritus of AIGA (one of only five women to hold the position in the organization’s one-hundred-year history), the editorial and creative director of Print magazine, and the author of six books. In 2009, Debbie co-founded (with Steven Heller) the world’s first masters program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, which has received international acclaim. Connect with Debbie Millman: Like Debbie Millman on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbie.millman Follow Debbie Millman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/debbiemillman Follow Debbie Millman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbiemillman How to Design a Life – Debbie Millman Show Notes: http://tim.blog/2017/01/12/how-to-design-a-life-debbie-millman/ SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 200 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://bit.ly/2rYjUBr Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: http://bit.ly/17jDHw3 Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/1avYUxq Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/17d94TE Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J 00:00 Start How Debbie answers "So, what do you do?" [07:14] A drawing that predicted Debbie’s future. [09:13] Debbie never set out to become a designer. [14:47] Rejection. [21:59] Self-talk. [26:38] Empathy for those who reject us. [30:53] Living in Manhattan and Debbie’s pursuit of happiness. [36:54] Debbie talks frankly about a history of abuse. [44:34] On coping with the aftermath of abuse. [51:18] On being called a “corporate clown” and “she-devil.” [57:57] The lowest point becomes the catalyst. [1:14:21] Brochures can change the world. [1:18:07] Debbie’s Design Matters podcast. [1:24:08] Milton Glaser. [1:28:03] How to create “Your Ten-Year Plan for a Remarkable Life.” [1:33:51] “Hard decisions are only hard when you’re in the process of making them.” [1:40:00] Design Matters episodes Debbie recommends. [1:49:50]