47 Quotes by 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.

Everything in our world is branded.

No one likes someone who's really overconfident.

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

Massimo Vignelli designed a timeless, elegant, and powerful identity for American Airlines.

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.

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

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

No matter how bleak the situation into which we have been thrown by the global economy, it does offer opportunities. Designers need only invent them.