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Design For All Mankind

Inspiration Overload Alert.

POSTED ON Jan.26.2010 IN Reviews

CoolHunting: LBW is “typographic poetry”

Illustrating the outstanding moments of when design connected with her everyday life, Debbie Millman’s quirky book “Look Both Ways” offers readers a lighthearted look at the design aficionado’s past….Organized as a series of short stories, the book of “typographic poetry” easily entertains….Her energetic biography poses intriguing questions among astute observations on design, branding and the relationships we all have with them. Her brilliant essays fundamentally compel and engage in a refreshing manner.

POSTED ON Jan.24.2010 IN Reviews

Society for Environmental Graphic Design

Whether she knows it or not, Debbie Millman, host of the radio show Design Matters, is a design anthropologist. Her new book Look Both Ways is a collection of “typographic poetry” that provides a quirky look at design and how it coincides with daily life. It’s a biography of her life formed by a series of essays, but it illuminates how design affects all our lives—from observations on branding to insightful thoughts on the artifacts of design and why they’re important.

POSTED ON Jan.24.2010 IN Reviews

Jarrett Fuller

I think it’s this unique combination—an innocence and willingness to talk about personal details, an eye for design and aesthetics, and a voice that’s unique—that make this book so different from the other design books I’ve read….You want to keep turning the page to see the uniquely illustrated pages and following Ms. Millman on her strange and and sometimes hilarious adventures.

POSTED ON Jan.24.2010 IN Reviews

Gotham Magazine

Look Both Ways is a treat…Millman—a renowned branding consultant, design-world presence and native New Yorker—turns out a collection of musings presented in a range of type treatments, fonts and stylings. From describing her experiences with design to her affinity for entertaining at home, it’s a charming retell of a well-explored life.

POSTED ON Jan.15.2010 IN Reviews

Brand New recommends Look Both Ways

Underconsideration’s blog Brand New adds Look Both Ways to their list of recommended books.

POSTED ON Jan.10.2010 IN Reviews

Branding Blog

I love it….When I open this book at random, I’m knocked over by Debbie Millman’s incredible use of some very cool hand-made design elements that totally align with the words she chooses for each chapter….It’s a great way to kick-start the right hemisphere of your brain. Open at random. Enjoy.