Debbie Millman: Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Graduated College

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Our speaker at the February 2011 CreativeMornings/NewYork was wonderful Debbie Millman (http://debbiemillman.com/). The event was generously hosted by Galapagos Art Space (http://galapagosartspace.com/) in DUMBO, Brooklyn. ........ ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Debbie Millman is a partner and president of the design division at Sterling Brands, one of the leading brand identity firms in the country. Millman is president of AIGA, and chair of the School of Visual Arts master's program in Branding. She is a contributing editor to Print magazine and host of the podcast Design Matters. She is the author of How To Think Like A Great Graphic Designer (Allworth Press, 2007),The Essential Principles of Graphic Design (Rotovision, 2008) and Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design (How Books, 2009). ........ ABOUT CREATIVEMORNINGS? CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee! You can currently join us in New York, Zurich, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. (http://www.creativemornings.com) ........ A big thank you to Sy J. Abudu (http://syjabudu.com/) for filming and editing the talk.

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Debbie Millman was the guest speaker at last February's Creative Mornings. The talk explores some of the ideas she wished she had known once she graduated from college. It is full of great advice and insightful anecdotes from her 30 years as a branding expert. You should also subscribe to her Design Matters podcast which profiles industry-leading graphic designers, change agents, artists, writers and educators.

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.