Journal entry 11

Debbie Millman - is the president of the Design division at Sterling Brands, New York, host of the radio show "Design Matters" on DesignObserver.com, the Chair of the new Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts, a contributing Editor at Print Magazine, a design blogger for Fast Company and an author on the design blog Brand New. She is the President of AIGA and the author of three books.

Design Matters - "Design Matters" is an opinionated and provocative internet talk radio show. The show combines a stimulating point of view about graphic design, branding and cultural anthropology. In a business world dependent on change, design is one of the few differentiators left.

I listened to the interview with Dee Dee Gordon - She is a youth-culture expert and trend researcher. Her work was featured on PBS' Frontline special "Merchants of Cool."

It had a funny and interesting little story at the beginning about Debbie as a middle-schooler in the 70s. They then go on to talk about Facebook and other social media, and laugh about it.

Someone said that Dee Dee's skill is "understanding." She worked at Converse and has done some really cool things. Interesting fact: when Kurt Cobain committed suicide, he was wearing converse.

She feels that she's found her niche. She created the L-Report. She is interested in graphic arts, social media, trends, mixed media, creative writing... everything. It was called "a pretentious European arts magazine" and that no one would care about it. However, it is very successful now.