August 11, 2010

Wi-Fi ubiquity: Starbucks + new digital content

Wi-Fi ubiquity: Starbucks + new digital content. What if Starbucks created its own content for Wi-Fi users? Who cares?

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August 6, 2010

ALPHABETICA | THE STROKES OF THE ALPHABET

ALPHABETICA | THE STROKES OF THE ALPHABET
STROKES, FINISHES, GESTURES, DETAILS — ON THE SERIES OF THE RIGHTFUL MOVES.

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July 20, 2010

EXPERIENCE NOMAD: EVENT HORIZON

EXPERIENCE NOMAD: EVENT HORIZON | I WAS THINKING ABOUT ANTONY GORMLEY’S INSTALLATIONS. AND THE FIGURE IN SURVEILLANCE. I was thinking about the watcher, the sentinel. And the sentient. Read More>>

July 16, 2010

The scent of Paris | notes on fragrance, Serge Lutens, women and sex

Exploring the concept of memory, experience and the layering of the scented, working in Paris: the evocation of the perfumes of women and the metaphor of place and fragrance design.

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April 30, 2010

iPad, Flash and Steve Jobs

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Apple and Flash: Strategic notations

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April 20, 2010

Brand patterning | placemaking and architectural treatments in branded environments

Creating organically realized places with conceptually founded pattern language

It’s been an obsession with me to explore the concepts of brand development and patterning in place-making. And it’s something, as well, that Girvin has been involved with for years. Ranging from simple shopfronts and graphic programs to design systems of substantially larger detail and scale. From quick restaurant skin/exterior design programs to Asian department stores of a significantly enlarged order.

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April 17, 2010

Brand Japan

Brand Japan

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February 2, 2010

Modernist Type Design | Signing, Messaging and Way Finding

Modernist Type Design | Signing,  Messaging and Way Finding

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January 25, 2010

Rethinking Construction Barriers | Place-making and brand story in environmental skins at street level

Rethinking Construction Barriers | Place-making and brand story in environmental skins at street level

Art on streetscape | holding construction and the impending quietude in the wait for financing

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January 24, 2010

The World of Tomorrow: Brand Design and Motion Picture Identity

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