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October 31, 2012
The metaphor of clouds Cloud-watching, the formation of ideas, cloudmind and the wind, the mist of crowds [Image above, the Palouse, Tim Girvin cloud watching -- photographed by Dawn A. Clark] Coming from a farming family, I’m a skywatcher. Also, … Continue reading
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September 6, 2012
Amazon retail — bricks and mortar?
Amazon retail, a theory [Girvin]– bricks and mortar? Brand, retail, retelling, retooling, rethinking. Retail and community, brand storytelling as a reflective sharing — the story of place, of culture, of wonder, embracement and connectivity. There is a theory [Girvin] that … Continue reading
October 17, 2011
NASA the second of two observations | brand, metaphor, retail Designing a strategy of creative intelligence: the unconscious design, design thinking and the mystery of myth
Posted in Brands, Concepts, Incubation, Retail
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January 12, 2011
The song of the soul | human brand storytelling
The Way: The Song of the Soul | Human Brand Storytelling and the Path to Connection To every message about the human character, and the warmth within, the human brand evocation is the statement of the truth of the soul … Continue reading
Posted in Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands
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September 20, 2010
Photo by Dawn Clark, AIA LEED AP Every brand is made for humans. Every human could be a brand. What’s the story? I was a student at The Evergreen State College, and I was asked to offer a presentation at … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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February 1, 2010
The sense of the book: iPad / eBook interface
The sentience of reading experience: Kindle vs. iPad, an exploration of dimensionality. This from GadgetLab: “But some die-hard e-reader fans like Len Edgerly, who hosts the weekly Kindle Chronicles podcast, say pretty e-books aren’t as big a draw as some … Continue reading
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December 11, 2009
The Book, the Portal, the Library, the Mind
The Collection of Books, the Library as a Place of Sensual Imagining. I’ve been writing about the concept of the book in a multiplicity of layers. I see the book as being a deeper metaphor than merely the concept of … Continue reading
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November 29, 2009
BrandQuest® Innovations and New Brand Development at Girvin | Strategic Branding
Engaging leadership brand champions: studying the patterning of innovation, the struggle of the paradigm and the modeling of breaking brands free. As a business person, a planner, and a student of enterprise internationally, working on the edge of innovation, I’ve … Continue reading
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