Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Visual storytelling utilizes both language and art to pass on the essence of who we are.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

A brand is simply a set of beliefs. And if you don't create a set of beliefs around your products or services, well, you stand for nothing - you have no values and no vision.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

No one likes someone who's really overconfident.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Courage is the birthplace of confidence.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Branding is deliberate differentiation.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Never give up if it is something that you really want.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

In design-led organizations, design permeates every initiative and expression. It's embedded in the culture.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

People do not read first. First and foremost, they see color. Then they see numbers, then shape, and then, if you still have their attention and they understand what you put in front of them, then they will read.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

I don't regret the decisions that I've made. I really truly understand why I made them.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Obama really changed the way in which design can be used effectively for a candidate.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Authenticity in branding requires a step by step, measured methodology that doesn't veer from a brand's key identity.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Companies that are design-led understand that design is not a deliverable; it is a profound manifestation of the human spirit.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Millennials don't want to be bombarded by ads. But what is so interesting to me, though, is how willingly they accept native content. Or native advertising - it's not even native content.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

We create constructs to understand ourselves, the way we look, how we feel, what we believe - and we telegraph that 'branding' to the world.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Substance over style is the rule for all resumes. Any special effects will dilute the gravitas and stature of the impression. You want people to concentrate on your accomplishments and your successes, not the curlicues of a font or unusual shades or contrast of colors.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Visual storytelling combines the narrative text of a story with creative elements to augment and enhance the traditional storytelling process. By design, it is a co-creative process resulting in an intimate, interpretive, expressive technique.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Many brands have lost their way in the process of evolving from a small company to a much bigger corporation.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

Ever since Marcel Duchamp appropriated mass market objects and pronounced them 'readymades' and Andy Warhol elevated the Campbell's soup can and Brillo Box to art, artists and designers have been blurring the lines between fine art and commerce.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

I found that the only thing I felt passionate about drawing were words.

Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman

I find working on brands some of the most interesting work you can do.