by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Dec 17, 2015
What is the way, found? I was thinking about this. In the context of the work that you do. And what we do. I’ve wondered about that, the character of being lost, being found. Finding your way. And there’s a part of the work that we do that is just about that — helping...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands, Storytelling | Dec 15, 2015
BRANDFIRE | Conceptions of Passionate Brand Leadership Exploring the detailed visioning of leadership in brand management. This article appeared in the June issue of Arcade | Architecture and Design in the Northwest. Fire. BRANDFIRE | A culture of passion What lies...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Storytelling | Dec 8, 2015
Human Brand Strategies | Exploring the Ignition Between Personal Brands, Soulfulness in Action and Enterprise: What Lies within? And What Lies beneath? Photo by Dawn Clark, AIA LEED AP Every Brand is Made for Humans. Every Human Could be a Brand. What’s the Story?...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Designers, Places, Storytelling | Oct 13, 2015
THE WAYFINDER’S ART. THE DESIGN OF SIGNS. Where to? The art of being lost and finding your way. I WAS LOST, NOW I AM FOUND. What of the emotionality of that experience — I’m lost? I’m found. I’m finding my way? To pleas of positioning and geographic self...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, Places, Storytelling | Sep 16, 2015
What is home? The Pathway To Where You Were and Where You Might Need To Be I was talking to some athletes — baseball players, about their concept of home. Home Runs, Home plate. What is that, getting home? The metaphor of home, home runs, getting home, hitting a homer...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 10, 2015
Capturing Ideas and Design Journeys iPad: Drafting creativity | Brand Cartography (iPhoneZenBrush) DIGITAL NOTEMAKING: THE CARTOGRAPHY OF DESIGN THINKING Doodles, scribbles, mapping and documentation: Brandquesting®, brand navigation and creative brand business...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 1, 2015
Spell-binding and the Magic of Nomenclature Strategies of Naming The Naming of Things THE MYSTICAL ROOTS OF THE GATHERING — AND CALLING — OF NAMES. What is your name? I can speak it not. Name me, and you hold my power. An ancient principle of vocalization...
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Aug 25, 2015
Design as a Transportive Tool ––––––– We’ve talked about sigils. Most of you might know about the sigil as a House Seal in the Game of Thrones. And I’ve written long about them — the sigil, the signal, the signature, the signing. I reach back to my childhood for the...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Designers, Retail, Storytelling, Trends | Aug 20, 2015
LEGENDARY CULTURES AND BRANDING: LEGACY BRANDS WITH SOUL Brands with soul, brands that tell authentically-founded stories, true brands that people care about. Are they invented, built, restored, or managed as a legacy? All of these, and more. LEGEND BRANDING: What is...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Aug 18, 2015
The Journey of Mystery — Finding Soul, Designing Creativity, Building Solutions. Finding What Can’t be Known I revisit this earlier journal entry. Part of my history, as some know, is a viral curiosity that takes me to some unlikely places. Looking for answers,...
