Fast Company names Look Both Ways one of the Best Design Books of 2009

Look Both Ways is named one of Fast Company’s Best Design and Architecture Books of 2009!

Along with Roger Martin and Ellen Lupton, I am so thrilled to be on this list!

POSTED ON Dec.22.2009 IN News

Look Both Ways reviewed on THE NEW YORKER book blog!

The full review and a slide show can be found here!

POSTED ON Dec.19.2009 IN News

Look Both Ways Book Party

Lovely Look Both Ways book party photos by Brent Taylor here!

POSTED ON Dec.17.2009 IN News

HOW Magazine adds Look Both Ways to the February 2010 Bookshelf

POSTED ON Dec.16.2009 IN News

Welcome to Debbie Millman 3.0!

Paintings by Debbie Millman circa 1992. Part of a 100 painting installation at Long Island University.

This new site coincides with the publication of my new book, Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design. It is a book about life, art, love, design, tunes, brands, poetry, shame, and even physics. In many ways, it is the culmination of 26 years of working, and probably took its first shape when I began my radio show on design and culture, Design Matters, nearly five years ago.

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POSTED ON Dec.06.2009 IN News

A Righteous Gift

Described as “A truly life-affirming gift,” Look Both Ways was selected as 1 of 77 Righteous Gifts this year’s edition of Core77’s 77 Gifts under $77.

POSTED ON Dec.01.2009 IN News

Nice Photos and Review at DesignNotes

Fellow New Yorker and friend Michael Surtees has taken the time to photograph Look Both Ways in some rather flattering views. Here is a sampling from what you can find alongside his review.

POSTED ON Dec.01.2009 IN News

Thoughts from the First Visual Storytelling Workshop

At 79NM, the blog of the School of Graphic Design at the at the Academy of Art University, a some thoughts from the students who participated in the first Visual Storytelling workshop: “‘This is a really good break from a stressful end of the semester. It doesn’t’ feel like work, it feels like playtime. When she talks to you, she makes you feel like you know her,’ said graphic design undergrad Beau Monroe.”

POSTED ON Dec.01.2009 IN News

Pictures from the First Visual Storytelling Workshop

My first “Visual Storytelling” Workshop at Academy of Art University with the graduate and undergraduate honors students of Mary Scott and Phil Hamlett. An extraordinary day completely coordinated by the lovely and amazing Pamela Williams. A few images in this post, and the rest can be seen in this Flickr set. All photos copyright Bob Toy. Please only use with permission.

POSTED ON Nov.18.2009 IN News