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by Tim Girvin | Brands | Jan 8, 2020
NOT EVERYTHING IS OBVIOUS; SOME ARE MISTED; THEY ARE OCCULT, CONCEALED FROM PRESENCE. SOUL-FINDING, THE DESIGN OF CREATIVITY AND THE PATHWAY TO SOLUTIONS. It can take a quest to find what can’t be known from the surface. What we find—in our BrandQuest®-ing, this... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General, Storytelling | Apr 21, 2009
The Letter, the Script, the Legacy: a Cool type & the Human Brand Some months back, working in various parts of the planet, I partnered with Margaret Swart, Scott Dadich, and the team at Wired to create typographic design solutions for the May issue. Or... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People, General | Oct 24, 2009
The mystical character of a man, a letter and an inspiration For a long time, I’ve been exploring the realm of the mysterious. Perhaps my whole life. But mystery is something that speaks to the character of that which is merely unseen. It is what is hidden.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People | Jun 20, 2012
The mystery of design | drafting design as talismans, amulets, portals and gatekeepers An old sign in Paris Working with Pierre Dinand, [and, noted herewith, that collaboration, here] in Paris — in the making of a shopfront signing, lasercut from solid brass,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Nov 15, 2011
THE STATE OF WOWNESS This is the first in a series of impressions — a gathering of images exploring interpretations of place, way-finding, presence and historical context; none of these images are raw — rather, each one has been tuned to emotional... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Human brands, Storytelling | Nov 7, 2018
DEFINING THE JOURNEY TO THE HIDDEN CENTER: THINGNESS [the it]: FINDING SOUL IN THE MYSTERY OF BRANDING: THE QUEST FOR THE HEART, THE UNCOVERING OF MEANING, THE FOUND MEMORY— THE MOMENT IN THE MOMENTUM. For a brand to survive, there needs to be a stance, a point of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Designers, Storytelling | Dec 4, 2014
Design Mysticism When you go deep. As a designer, you might meditate on your work, what you’re doing. And your being in that doing. There might be a brand strategy, and the unfolding character of tactics and deployment. But making marks is a legacy that is thousands... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | May 22, 2014
Brands That Live in the Dark Is there ever a brand that lives on the quiet side, unknown, unseen — but quested after? Can you think of one? If you’re a searcher for the unknown, you walk out to where others do not. You go where others care not to linger.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Dec 15, 2016
The Alphabet and Evocation; drawing the letter; voicing the calling. Like anyone, I look for inspiration where I can get it. Even a letter. I got a note from some friends at the Oxford English Dictionary. It was about this word: “abracadabra” — and perhaps you’ve got... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Concepts, Motion Pictures | Sep 2, 2020
THE QUEST AND THE QUESTIONING OF BRAND: ITS PLACE, THE EXPERIENCE AND TOWARDS INTENTION AND DIRECTION. IT LIES IN THE JOURNEY FOR SOLUTIONS, CREATIVE PATHFINDING, CREATIVE CARTOGRAPHY, AND SOLUTION CONSTRUCTION In everyone’s life, there’s a quest to find answers to... Read More
