August 2, 2010

ACE HOTEL | NYC

ACE HOTEL | NYC: MARTIAL DESIGN BRAND STRATEGIES – Story, visuals, environmental graphics, tactical executions. Military graphic for a hotel (just blocks from GIRVIN | NYC.)

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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 9, 2010

The scent of asphalt | scenting place and the making of fragranced environments

The scent of asphalt | scenting place and the making of fragranced environments

Smelling where you are

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July 6, 2010

BRANDING HOME | Creating a brand strategy and visualization for a property. Designing brands for family estates and compounds.

Home: the house where the heart is.

BRANDING HOME | Creating a brand strategy and visualization for a property. Designing brands for family estates and compounds.

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June 21, 2010

Exploring place and experience: 24 hours | Part four – The High Line

Exploring place and experience: 24 hours | Part four - The High Line

Working in NYC | Four explorations in 24 hours

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June 19, 2010

Exploring place and experience: 24 hours | Part three – New York Botanical Garden

Exploring place and experience: 24 hours | Part three - New York Botanical Garden

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June 18, 2010

Exploring place and experience: 24 hours | Part two – Storm King Arts Center

Exploring place and experience: 24 hours | Part two - Storm King Arts Center

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May 25, 2010

Designing custom typefaces for architecture and brand



The architecture of type
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May 7, 2010

The Experience of Scent, in Memory, Place and Sentience

The Experience of Scent, in Memory, Place and Sentience

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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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