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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Feb 26, 2021
THE STRIDE THAT GOES FORWARD COULD BE FROM 4000 YEARS AGO. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE TEND TO RECALL MESSAGES IN THE CONTEXT OF POETIC ALLITERATIONS? I WRITE THAT WAY, THINK THAT WAY, IN THE STRINGING OF REPETITIVE CONSONANTS—IT IS A FRAMING FOR MESSAGES THAT FLOWS IN THE... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands | May 5, 2022
SIMPLIFYING THE CONCATENATION OF BEING. Sometimes, simply being is—just by itself, complicated; it’s trying to be good to oneself, respectful of others, following a plan and a pathway, and doing good. Sometimes, it feels like it’s all a little bit much—then again, in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Oct 28, 2014
There is a sign, and beneath that sign is another sign. Brands and palimpsest, the layers of content. When I was working in Paris, I marveled at the old shopfronts and the signing on signing — a new sign, on an old sign. You’ve seen them in your town. An old sign... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People | Mar 14, 2023
You’re thinking about it: the meaning of the work, what is it you’re doing, what you’ve done, what you could be doing—and what you’re dreaming about: the future. In my history, I’ve taught all manner of workshops. When I was a student at New College, as well as The... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Concepts, Storytelling | Aug 11, 2022
TIERING MESSAGING AND LAYERING OF INTENTION IN BRAND NARRATIVES AND STORYTELLING In my earlier work as a calligrapher and lettersmith, I explored—and still study in our work—the idea of layering messages. I see this as a kind of palimpsest—letters on one tier, a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Storytelling | Aug 23, 2007
Visual Thesaurus visualizations, brand development and GIRVIN. —- As a designer, and someone that works in the space of branding and the human character of business communications, writing plays a significant role. Moreover, there’s the issue of how people... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | May 24, 2016
The cartography of brandfire: the story of highest road, the path of the middle story told, and the cumulus of the multiple tales — the grounding ley-line of the promise — the mission of the everyday. I’d offer a theory of the narrative cloud — the stories that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | May 20, 2011
The cartography of brandfire: the story of highest road, the path of the middle story told, and the cumulus of the multiple tales — the grounding I’d offer a theory of the narrative cloud — the stories that surround the power of an enterprise... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jun 10, 2015
The Context of Message, Framing of Context and Visualization I look for signs that aren’t signs — in a conventional sense — they tell another deeper story, but sigils that signal a message that stand for the nature of a place. Cairns, ovoo, iwakura no mononoke,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, General | Dec 10, 2007
Or, how I’ve loved the Western Film — as a story concept — since I was a child. A couple of weeks back, I went to see No Country for Old Men in NYC. A.O. Scott reviewed it: http://nytimes.com/no-country Josh Brolin as Llewelyn Moss But whether... Read More
