Category Archives: General
May 10, 2013
Studying the Eye and the Touch of Seeing
Studying the Eye, In sight and the Touch of Seeing The Rhythm of Insight, Seeing-In — 1000 Eyes – the brushstrokes of Storytelling, the Rippling of Imagination I was looking into the eyes of a dragonfly that I’d arranged on … Continue reading
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April 8, 2013
Seeking the Wisdom of The Sage, the Leader of the Brand In any journey, you’ll go further if you go to the heart, the center, the fire of the leadership chamber – it is about the path to knowledge. When … Continue reading
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April 1, 2013
The Power of Touch in Reimagining the book:
“Ink on Paper – design & concepts for new publications”
The Book as Sensate Storyteller It’s been said that the book is the most perfectly designed object for “reading.” That is according to earlier conversations with book and type design legend, Bill Hill, typographic theorist and book / tablet reading … Continue reading
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February 19, 2013
The Metaphor of the Deeper Storytelling in Brand, the Undercurrent of Persona; the Dodge Farmer Ad, Super Bowl The bigger allegories in archetypal positioning.
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February 6, 2013
Drafting messages for goodness
A calligraphy for a Lama’s retreat in the Himalayas In recent months, Girvin | Seattle had a blessing of place with a long-reclusive Lama Jigmela a practioner of prolonged retreats in absolute silence and deep meditation in a cave-like grotto … Continue reading
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February 4, 2013
THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE SIMPLEST PRODUCT DESIGN AND ITS VARIATIONS TO UTILITY. In the spirit of exploring the hand made, old-tech and the utility of the obvious solution – from clothespins to pencils, I was talking to two people on … Continue reading
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January 18, 2013
Designing the Brand: Yogurt Culture Company, Exploring the Process of Restaurant Brand Ideation Girvin has a deep history in the restaurant trade, particularly in building new brands. The legacy of 30 plus years has led to insights working both sides … Continue reading
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January 14, 2013
The love of Science, especially explosive science. Exploring the home laboratory Over the Christmas break, I was talking with family about my earlier days of exploring fire, chemistry and explosives. The key to any learning is about being close into … Continue reading
December 19, 2012
The immediate illustration of place and being. Finding the moment, in momentum Image above, an instant | Jakarta, Indonesia | Girvin I contemplate the instantaneous — and the drawing out of the drawn, the painted or scratched statement of the … Continue reading
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December 12, 2012
12.12.12. The end of the world, as we thought about it.
12.12.12. The end of the world, as we thought about what we know about it. Meditations on Apocalypse I contemplate the nature of the end of things, 12.12, 12. 21, whatever — and what is that, to the notation of … Continue reading
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