by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Oct 17, 2013
The Acoustical Messages of Place In my study of experience narrative design and the experiencer in place — for me and for others — I ponder the notion of sound. As a designer of places to be, to tell stories, to share ideas and products, to evoke comfort,...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, Places, Storytelling | Sep 3, 2013
Exploring Creative Place | Design, Teams, Innovation BIG ARCHITECTURE|DESIGN | NYC Traveling the world, as a designer, if one is so motivated, studying working environments, culture and vibe should be part of the practice of seeing into how design thinking happens....
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Aug 22, 2013
Studying the Face of People and the Buildings that they Make In the past, we’ve talked about the modeling of a brand relationships — the relating [the carrying, the holding and the retelling] of that content, product or story in a manner that it can be...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | May 28, 2013
The Spirits in An Environment I was walking in a place and I realized, for a moment, that I was alone. But there was something there, studying the sensation of environment. It had to do with the holism of the sensations — light, warmth, breeze, the former...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places | Apr 5, 2013
Exploring brand culture, in a circumspect study I was talking to a client about getting into a place — “when you’re in, what do you see, what do you sense?” Being one that works in retail and restaurants, as an experience designer, I tend to...
by Tim Girvin | Interior Design, Places, Retail, Trends | Oct 15, 2012
THE RICHNESS OF STYLE, STORY, CONTENT AND EXPERIENCE PLAYED LARGE Above, The Blue Frog Lounge, Mumbai, India Sound branding | integrated music lounge ––––– What about the sheer implications of style, design made manifest? I have no information on these places, just...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places | Oct 5, 2012
The shock of the new, the spectacle of surprise Tim Girvin | Spain I like the idea of standing out — something that’s a surprise — it’s a shock. Then again, you probably know that surprise — etymologically, is the prize beyond, it’s...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Jun 6, 2012
There’s a distinction between the sensation of raw space, and the making of place – – a place to be, that can be, held. The nature of holding is about warmth, holding — being held. Etymologically, it might be offered that “relating”...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Retail | Dec 7, 2011
QUICK SERVE ACCELERATION FOR INTERNATIONAL FOOD & BEVERAGE Spending time working and traveling in Europe, it’s invariable that there would be new insights that might be still unseen in stateside venues. As the food experience in quick serve restaurants...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Nov 25, 2011
THE STATE OF WOWNESS* IF I’M THINKING ABOUT THE WAY, THE WALKING ROUTE — IT’S LIKE A LONG STRIDE TO THE SOMETHING THAT LIES AT THE END. THERE’S A RHYTHM, A SEQUENCING OF PILLARS THAT MARK THE TIME. STEP BY STEP. LOOKING UP, IT’S STEEP,...
