Debbie Millman
@debbiemillman.bsky.social
Chair, Masters in Branding at the School of Visual Arts; Host of the podcast Design Matters; Editorial Director of PrintMag.com, Board Member of Joyful Heart Foundation, Harvard Business School Exec Fellow
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My amazing wife @debbiemillman.bsky.social has an essay in the NYT today about how Trump is imposing his brand on American democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Louis XIV Moment
www.nytimes.com
Thank you ❤️
Thank you Tina and Creative Mornings!!!!!!!
Happy Anniversary to the Design Matters podcast! Debbie Millman has been hosting for 21 years! 🎉 We love these episodes she recorded at our New York chapter: buff.ly/yOwFxXT @debbiemillman.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Thank you Tina and Creative Mornings!!!!!!!
The Melania film is not a documentary, it is an exercise in branding. tinyurl.com/Meldocbrand
Melania Trump’s Film Isn’t a Documentary, It’s Branding
A $7 million box office debut isn’t proof of cultural value, writes Debbie Millman.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The Melania film is not a documentary, it is an exercise in branding. tinyurl.com/Meldocbrand
My latest essay for TIME magazine is about the new Nike sneaker “commemorating” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You can read it free, here: tinyurl.com/dmtimeMLK
MLK’s Life and Death Cannot Be Reduced to a Sneaker
Solidarity that means anything must involve exposure to risk, writes Debbie Millman.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:11 AM
My latest essay for TIME magazine is about the new Nike sneaker “commemorating” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You can read it free, here: tinyurl.com/dmtimeMLK
Yes. I don’t even watch the show and this is an absolute must-read.
“I have a theory about coming out. That you won’t do it unless you fear losing the love of someone else. Everything else is bearable otherwise.”
I always look forward to @alexanderchee.bsky.social’s newsletter, but today’s is absolutely brilliant. If you read one thing today, make it this.
I always look forward to @alexanderchee.bsky.social’s newsletter, but today’s is absolutely brilliant. If you read one thing today, make it this.
In which @alexanderchee.bsky.social writes beautifully (as always) about the way Heated Rivalry has become a fragment shored against the ruin of almost everyone's mental health, and the artistic and narrative joys of both its universality and its specificity. open.substack.com/pub/querent/...
January 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Yes. I don’t even watch the show and this is an absolute must-read.
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If changing your relationship with money is on your New Year’s resolutions list, then has Ruth Ann got some thoughts for you! Thank you, @creativemornings.bsky.social & @debbiemillman.bsky.social, for the opportunity to share our philosophy with your communities.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
If changing your relationship with money is on your New Year’s resolutions list, then has Ruth Ann got some thoughts for you! Thank you, @creativemornings.bsky.social & @debbiemillman.bsky.social, for the opportunity to share our philosophy with your communities.
A girl’s gotta hope…
January 1, 2026 at 6:25 AM
A girl’s gotta hope…
I wrote about Christopher Anderson’s @vanityfair photographs for @print_mag and it’s not about the way they all look. You can read it here: www.printmag.com/photography-...
The Most Revealing Thing About the 'Vanity Fair' Photos Is That They Exist – PRINT Magazine
Christopher Anderson’s photographs in 'Vanity Fair' allow us to observe President Trump’s senior staff attempting to occupy a space long denied to him: the realm of cultural legitimacy.
www.printmag.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I wrote about Christopher Anderson’s @vanityfair photographs for @print_mag and it’s not about the way they all look. You can read it here: www.printmag.com/photography-...
Curious about the School of Visual Arts Masters in Branding program? Join me for an open, informal ‘Ask Us Anything’ virtual info session where my fab team and I will answer your real questions about our award-winning program!
December 11 at 4pm ET, via zoom, register free here:
tinyurl.com/svaama
December 11 at 4pm ET, via zoom, register free here:
tinyurl.com/svaama
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Curious about the School of Visual Arts Masters in Branding program? Join me for an open, informal ‘Ask Us Anything’ virtual info session where my fab team and I will answer your real questions about our award-winning program!
December 11 at 4pm ET, via zoom, register free here:
tinyurl.com/svaama
December 11 at 4pm ET, via zoom, register free here:
tinyurl.com/svaama
It’s here! My Joyful Heart Foundation Holiday Collection is live! Wrap your gifts and know that every penny of proceeds goes to eradicating sexual violence and making the world a safer place! There are large rolls, individual sheets, and matching cards! www.zazzle.com/collections/... 💚🩵💙
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It’s here! My Joyful Heart Foundation Holiday Collection is live! Wrap your gifts and know that every penny of proceeds goes to eradicating sexual violence and making the world a safer place! There are large rolls, individual sheets, and matching cards! www.zazzle.com/collections/... 💚🩵💙
Join us November 18th at the SVA Theatre for the Masters in Branding Class of 2025 Thesis Premiere 🎬 Register for free here:
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November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Join us November 18th at the SVA Theatre for the Masters in Branding Class of 2025 Thesis Premiere 🎬 Register for free here:
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These are the best moments from the best interview with radio icon Ira Glass. Enjoy amazing clips like:
🎙️ @birbigs.bsky.social helps Ira with his comedy
🎙️His balloon animal talent @debbiemillman.bsky.social
🎙️When Ira bled for his art @samfragoso.bsky.social
Listen now: harkaudio.com/ira-glass-be...
🎙️ @birbigs.bsky.social helps Ira with his comedy
🎙️His balloon animal talent @debbiemillman.bsky.social
🎙️When Ira bled for his art @samfragoso.bsky.social
Listen now: harkaudio.com/ira-glass-be...
October 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
These are the best moments from the best interview with radio icon Ira Glass. Enjoy amazing clips like:
🎙️ @birbigs.bsky.social helps Ira with his comedy
🎙️His balloon animal talent @debbiemillman.bsky.social
🎙️When Ira bled for his art @samfragoso.bsky.social
Listen now: harkaudio.com/ira-glass-be...
🎙️ @birbigs.bsky.social helps Ira with his comedy
🎙️His balloon animal talent @debbiemillman.bsky.social
🎙️When Ira bled for his art @samfragoso.bsky.social
Listen now: harkaudio.com/ira-glass-be...
Thank you ❤️
My amazing wife @debbiemillman.bsky.social has an essay in the NYT today about how Trump is imposing his brand on American democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Louis XIV Moment
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Thank you ❤️
Roxane Gay and I are in conversation about my book, Love Letter to a Garden, this Thursday, July 25 at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove in LA! Please come join us! stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
July 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Roxane Gay and I are in conversation about my book, Love Letter to a Garden, this Thursday, July 25 at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove in LA! Please come join us! stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
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BIG NEWS! The Rumpus will transition to new ownership under @roxanegay.bsky.social and @debbiemillman.bsky.social effective May 1. This change is an opportunity for a more sustainable future and meaningful growth. 🎉 Read the full announcement from our publisher, Alyson Sinclair. buff.ly/aFeXcEE
March 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Come join us!!!
Join us 4/17 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking podcast, Design Matters. Host @debbiemillman.bsky.social & wife @roxanegay.bsky.social will take center stage, leading two special interviews with Suleika Jaouad & Dr. Chelsea Clinton. Featuring many special guests! bit.ly/4c9JBCN
March 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Come join us!!!
I’m giving away free Valentine’s! All the info is here: www.instagram.com/p/DGBoz3HSBd...
February 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I’m giving away free Valentine’s! All the info is here: www.instagram.com/p/DGBoz3HSBd...
One day only! You can pre-order my soon-to-be-published new book, Love Letter to a Garden and get 25% off! The code to use is PREORDER25. Link to order your very own copy hot off the presses is here: tinyurl.com/loveletterto... #BNpreorder @timberpress
Love Letter to a Garden|Hardcover
From an award-winning artist, designer, and the host of the podcast Design Matters, this book tells the visual story of falling in love with gardening—and the philosophies that work conjure...
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February 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
One day only! You can pre-order my soon-to-be-published new book, Love Letter to a Garden and get 25% off! The code to use is PREORDER25. Link to order your very own copy hot off the presses is here: tinyurl.com/loveletterto... #BNpreorder @timberpress
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Photo by Coust Laurent/Abaca/Shutterstock
Photo by Coust Laurent/Abaca/Shutterstock
December 21, 2024 at 5:53 AM
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Photo by Coust Laurent/Abaca/Shutterstock
Photo by Coust Laurent/Abaca/Shutterstock
Thank you, Wife. ❤️🚀
Every so often my wife starts working furiously on a project and when she finally tells me what it’s about, it’s always inexplicably cool, like “I am designing this thing for NASA.” Anyway. She worked on this thing with NASA. go.nasa.gov/4c3MEvV
NASA Unveils Design for Message Heading to Jupiter’s Moon Europa
When it launches in October, the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a richly layered dispatch that includes more than 2.6 million names submitted by the public.
go.nasa.gov
March 8, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Thank you, Wife. ❤️🚀
The glorious and many-award-winning writer, journalist and artist Suleika Jaouad is on the podcast this week: tinyurl.com/dmwsuleika
March 4, 2024 at 8:26 PM
The glorious and many-award-winning writer, journalist and artist Suleika Jaouad is on the podcast this week: tinyurl.com/dmwsuleika
The brilliant illustrator and writer Oliver Jeffers is my guest on a brand new episode of Design Matters. We talked about his gorgeous new book, “Begin Again: How We Got Here and Where We Might Go — Our Human Story. Listen here: tinyurl.com/dmoliverjeff...
January 9, 2024 at 10:12 PM
The brilliant illustrator and writer Oliver Jeffers is my guest on a brand new episode of Design Matters. We talked about his gorgeous new book, “Begin Again: How We Got Here and Where We Might Go — Our Human Story. Listen here: tinyurl.com/dmoliverjeff...
There is so much I don’t understand about our world and how we behave and treat each other. I have many, many hopes for 2024 but my whole-hearted wish for 2024 is Peace. Peace for all people, all species, everyone, everywhere. Peace.
January 1, 2024 at 6:49 AM
There is so much I don’t understand about our world and how we behave and treat each other. I have many, many hopes for 2024 but my whole-hearted wish for 2024 is Peace. Peace for all people, all species, everyone, everywhere. Peace.