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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Interior Design, Retail | Mar 20, 2009
I found this story, and thought I’d post it. It’s from a couple of years ago, but it is still layered with details about how I see this store. I offer this grouping of images, shot at Apple’s new store in NYC on 5th and Central Park South, as a kind... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Storytelling | Nov 2, 2008
This is the first in a series on Human Brand | defining the inextricable link between people, founding vision and the brands that they produce. You’ve got to find what you love. Steve Jobs There’s passion here for me. Because I can personally relate to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Human brands, Retail | Aug 21, 2012
How did that happen? Love, love, love. The best brands in the world move past the nature of conventional commerce relationships, it’s far beyond mere exchange of cash and product; it’s emotional and exhilarated — they are, like other love brands,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Luxury, Retail | Dec 27, 2007
Susan DeChillo | The New York Times I first met Steve Jobs in the 80s. Actually, it was at Stanford. He was there, speaking. And I was there, listening. Afterwards, I went up to introduce myself. And we went from there. I worked on the Macintosh launch and technology... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, General, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Apr 30, 2010
Apple and Flash: Strategic notations Some notes from the man. As a persistent and tireless defender of all things Apple, and the early Girvin working collaborations and design connections with Mr. Jobs — Reed College and Lloyd Reynolds, the later iterations of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People | Feb 9, 2009
I’ve written about my connection with Steve Jobs several times. Working with him at Apple. Working with him at Next. Working with him at Apple. And my link to him is about looking for ways to tell his story in the context of his brilliant evocation of design and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Human brands, Storytelling | Jun 28, 2010
I can remember when my daughter Madeleine, during the 1980’s, first encountered our first Macintosh computer. Just like that — the above. Interface, holistically, can be enrapturing. It’s becoming hard not to write about Apple. The love of the brand... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers, Human brands, Interior Design, Retail, Trends | Sep 10, 2010
Jonathan Ive and Steve Jobs What’s the point of leading if you’re not in front? I was studying overviews on Steve Jobs, Apple strategy, some thinking about leadership and the reflection in consumer relationships and Apple marketing, but more particularly... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | Sep 12, 2009
Apple: Steve Jobs, Applications, App Store and community Indulge me for a moment, would you? Scan this literary framing for a word — below. One word, over time. Think of it as poetry for the instant, prose for the momentous, lines for just now.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Retail | Oct 23, 2009
Image from TechFlash Taking pictures of Microsoft’s opening retail with iPhones. Sometime back, a friend of mine offered to introduce me to the new leader of Microsoft retail. I won’t mention either name, since it’s pointless now — I never... Read More
