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# Debbie Millman


## Debbie Millman


Debbie Millman is the Chair of the Masters in Branding program at the School of Visual Arts and the host of the podcast Design Matters.


## Debbie Millman


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a12313296ee22c8/6a5fa1b48abf5b90ca96cc92/Octogenarian_Pop_Divas-001.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 25, 2026  
### [What Octogenarian Pop Divas Show Us About a Life Well-Lived](https://time.com/article/2026/07/25/what-octogenarian-pop-divas-show-us-about-a-life-well-lived/)  
Cher, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, and Dionne Warwick, all in their 80s, show us that conviction ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7cd85def76d782d/69cff49e38727c5120bbbb3c/banksy-street-art-anonymous.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 6, 2026  
### [Artists Should Be Allowed to Remain Anonymous](https://time.com/article/2026/04/03/artists-should-be-allowed-to-remain-anonymous/)  
Banksy and Elena Ferrante remind us that art is not simply an extension of the self, but a site of m...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the premiere of "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Jan. 29, 2026.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd173aa94ae9920d6/6998cd59c8dcb4d5d5b50d7e/melania-trump-movie-premiere.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 4, 2026  
### [Melania Trump’s Film Isn’t a Documentary](https://time.com/7366462/melania-documentary-movie-trump-review/)  
A $7 million box office debut isn’t proof of cultural value, writes Debbie Millman.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![In this black and white portrait of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he wears a suit and tie and looks pensively at the camera.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5b725b25af9683d/6998cd0cf1b08282e86f206e/martin-luther-king-jr-legacy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 22, 2026  
### [MLK’s Life Can't Be Reduced to a Sneaker](https://time.com/7355842/mlk-nike-lebron-sneaker/)  
Solidarity that means anything must involve exposure to risk, writes Debbie Millman.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![A photograph which President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account shows what he describes as Venezuelan President "Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima" amphibious assault ship.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt761408d890ed1beb/6998cca783ec373c78c7b3b7/maduro-nike-tracksuit.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 7, 2026  
### [Maduro’s Nike Tracksuit and the New Visual Language of Power](https://time.com/7343792/maduro-nike-tech-tracksuit-visual-power-venezuela/)  
How branding reframed a moment of political consequence.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  

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