by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Storytelling, Trends | Sep 23, 2011
Being a teacher, there’s the line in the sand — the pass: it’s okay; the fail: it’s not. It is the yes, the no — it’s alright; it’s not. Being a strategist, a designer, a writer, plying the work of creative intelligence...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Storytelling | Sep 16, 2011
Energy, focus, attention, connection — what is the energy that’s set, on the context of driving forward; uncovering the new? That is personal. That’s brand. That is human; that’s enterprise. “energy is eternal delight” — it is...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, General, Storytelling | Sep 6, 2011
The concept of the interval: the use of space in design I think about what is presence. And I consider, what is absence? What is here — easily seen; and what is next? What is the interval? What converts moment to momentum? One wind driven day, I was painting...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Designers, Human brands, Interior Design, Luxury, Places, Retail, Storytelling, Trends | Sep 1, 2011
WORKING IN PARIS, I’VE BEEN STRUCK BY THE CHARISMA OF PARISIAN RETAIL DESIGN, STORY, PASSION. THERE IS A SENSE OF LIVELY EXPERIENCE IN EXPERIMENT. EXPERIMENTAL EXPERIENCE — how can you build a retail concept that might be simply built in a place, and...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Aug 30, 2011
WORKING IN IRON, AND HAMMERING IT, OR POURING IT MOLTEN INTO THE CRUCIBLE, ONE LIQUID BECOMES HARD AND FAST — LASTING FOREVER. BUT THERE IS MORE. I’m thinking about the cast in two ways — one, the molding itself, and by the form, what is poured into...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Aug 29, 2011
RADIATION Z O N E D What of radiant ideas? What of ideas so powerful they spread round the world? What of innovations that embody the radiation of human imagination and commitment — a passion drive to emerge to new platforms of contribution? We’ve been...
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...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Designers, General, Retail, Trends | Aug 18, 2011
Thinking Craft, Materials Cutting and Computation I’ve been working on a series of journals. Recently, I’d been drawing from a iPad — and learning to craft formats and visuals that cross from photographic gatherings — and scribed, live,...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Motion Pictures, Places, Retail, Storytelling, Trends | Aug 11, 2011
Working the World: Innovations and Revelations, the Future Reclaimed I N N O V A T I O N C H A N N E L S Working in varying parts of the world, depending on the culture, your relationships there invariably offer to show you the newest and the coolest in town. Being...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places, Scent, Storytelling | Aug 2, 2011
THE TOUCHPOINTS OF FRAGRANCED PLACE: MIND, MEMORY AND THE SENSATE AMALGAM In working with gardeners, I note that they are different people. There’s something about them, that suggests the touch of plantlife — that growing content and contact means...
