Search results for: symbolic design
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands | Jan 16, 2019
IF THERE’S A QUEST TO CREATE A NEW SURFACE, RESKINNING IMAGINATION: THEN WHAT LIES BENEATH? In a recent set of workshops, working out of state, with a brand team and CEO, there was a journey into the deeper side of the brand’s essence—the “what does this brand really... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands | Aug 23, 2016
Strategies of brand patterning, collaborative design and Girvin evolutions Design is about the embrace of change. And any brand, over time, has to freshly attach to the conception of transition in continuously and resiliently responding to shifts in the market. The... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General, Storytelling | Nov 7, 2009
Strategies of brand patterning, collaborative design and Girvin evolutions Design is about the embrace of change. And any brand, over time, has to freshly attach to the conception of transition in continuously and resiliently responding to shifts in the market. The... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling, Trends | Aug 22, 2011
Exploring the emotionality of strategy, the humanity of brand, untethered creativity and the tactics of design management. EXAMINING CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE We’ve got history in the balance between the concept of the crossroads of creativity and intelligence, as... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands | Jul 17, 2019
THE CARTOGRAPHY OF DESIGN THINKING | PART FOUR Exploring the emotionality of strategy, the humanity of brand, untethered creativity and the tactics of design management. EXAMINING CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE We’ve got history in the balance between the concept of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Nov 1, 2017
THINK COSMIC: ARCHITECTURE AS A PLACE-MAKING MAP OF THE UNIVERSE: THE CIRCLE OF HEAVEN AND THE SQUARE OF EARTH – DESIGNING PLACES OF DEEPER SYMBOLISM. It’s true that every place has a symbolic value — every place has a sensation of personalized relevance,... 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, Interior Design, Places, Retail, Trends | Jan 29, 2020
BRANDCODING® EXPERIENCE DESIGN Designing environments with brand language and patterning built into the experience design strategy. What if there was an intention to create a pattern language that could guide consumers, renovate places and simplify guest movement and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Motion Pictures, Places, Storytelling | Mar 18, 2014
STUDYING THE CREATION OF PLACE IN FILM-MAKING AND COSMICAL INFLUENCES OF ARCHITECTURAL STORYTELLING. When I was in college, I was transfixed by architecture that sought to tell a higher story. Working with the majestic cross-thinking of Professor Lloyd Reynolds, I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Motion Pictures, Places, Storytelling | Apr 19, 2018
EXPLORING INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND ENTERTAINMENT — HOW IS A STORY DESIGNED? Do you even know about this show? — [Image above from Netflix] You’re probably too young to even recall it, but when I was younger, “Danger, Danger, Will Robinson,” was one of my favorites lines.... Read More