by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, General | May 10, 2009
Scott Oki reaches to his roots in newly founding concepts of how learning benefits the advancement of our culture. My connection with Scott Oki is long running. And in every aspect of my relationship with him, it’s been a journey in learning. From him,...
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People | May 9, 2009
The examination of nature, replayed in Nature All of us sense the power of the natural, when we can — and when we have the minute to suddenly step out of the urban workworld, and settle into our place in the natural surroundings, which — now and again...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Designers, Storytelling | May 9, 2009
Storytelling in retail design As designers, there’s a patterning to be explored, something to be seen, sensed, experienced in the making of place and the character of brand, in story — and the telling of retail. Girvin card deck, obverse puzzle assembly by...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | May 4, 2009
Classic British design, calmly repackaged in the face of fear. I’m sure you’ve seen this. (image: Graham Turner | WWII propaganda poster, Woodbridge, UK) If you’ve been in London, you would’ve seen it there — festooned, on the walls, an...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | May 3, 2009
Seattle Theatre Group’s Celebration of the Arts, in a Newly Defined Event Modeling: Doorways for everyone. During these times, the present financial travails, there are challenges to virtually every institution — regardless of the scale, the import of...
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Marketing 2.0, Retail | May 1, 2009
It’s not coffee alone, it’s the Starbuck’s experience. There’s a new campaign, popping on Sunday and here’s the sneak peek, referencing Howard Schultz’s intonations — along with some other Starbuckian baristas, offering their...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Apr 27, 2009
Sure, I care what you have to say. I’ve been thinking about storms. Mostly because I thrive on storms. When a storm comes, I savor it. I relish the word, the nature of it – the overwhelming presence of the concept of the storm — and, of course, the...
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Apr 27, 2009
The study of the Sixth Century Legacy of Hsieh Ho “Energy is eternal delight”. William Blake Earlier in my career, decades back, I was exposed to the study of classical Chinese art theory and its applications to art, architecture and spiritual principles....
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Motion Pictures | Apr 24, 2009
Studying the music, the mind, the meaning — cinematic brand strategy and design. The mind of the soloist, the split mind in the brilliance of the schizophrenic — how is the passion of melody, of harmony, newly sensed and seen? Last night, I was talking...
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...
