This Friday, Debbie’s guest on the podcast is Margaret Roach! A former columnist for the NY Times, fashion editor at Newsday, first garden editor at Martha Stewart magazine, she then went on to become editorial director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Margaret worked over 30 years in publishing and in 2008, she decided to give up a successful life behind a desk and retreat to find her inner peace through her true passion. She has since authored an amazing book on gardening and her memoir on ‘dropping out’ of the corporate world.
Tune in at 3pm this Friday at Design Observer to hear her tales from working in media and how she made the time for her triumphs in designing nature.
I wanted to be respectful and let some time elapse after the sad and premature passing of Steve Jobs. But now that the eulogies are mostly complete, I wanted to raise a very important question that’s been bugging me for the past couple of weeks. Namely, with Steve Jobs no longer with us, just who will be our new source of inspiration in our daily work?
Let me tell you why this question is important to me, and to hundreds of other marketers around the world: (more…)
Below is an excerpt from Brand Thinking: And Other Noble Pursuits, the latest book by Debbie Millman. In this interview, recently reprinted in BrandPackaging, Debbie delves into mind of Phil Duncan, Global Design Officer of Procter & Gamble: (more…)
The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum announced the People’s Choice Design Award on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at its annual gala — and Design Observer’s own Debbie Millman, the creator of the popular Design Matters series of podcast interviews, was the surprise winner!
Debbie welcomes Linda Tischler, Senior Editor at FastCompany to the podcast. Always at the crux of business and design, Linda shares some stories and insights she’s picked up working as, and working with the foremost experts in design. Tune in this Friday at 3pm @ Design Observer!
If successful brands and their leadership have taught us anything, it’s that being the first to do something (and do it well) can catapult a brand ahead of the competition. Perhaps more than in any other industry, we need a giant leap forward in the realm of transportation, in terms of affordability and accessibility- but are the breakout ideas on alternative fuel really breakout anymore? What can make alternative transportation ‘Go’ already? (more…)
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