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by Tim Girvin | General, Motion Pictures | Jan 15, 2010
The sense of time in brand: chronology, palaeography and theatrical accuracy. There are a grouping of writers that explore the concepts of typographic design and motion pictures. I’m one. While the notion of typographic precision, in design, is some what of a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, General, Interior Design, Places, Retail | Jul 21, 2011
The context of designing places that are human, places that are not. In the principles of fast casual food / beverage design, a mid-priced, faster service experience proposition, the notion of the holistic character of guest presence has to do with a layering of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Motion Pictures | Jan 24, 2010
Sky Captain, Hugh Ferriss, Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes and the implications of design in entertainment Over time, I’ve had the chance to link with, and work for, extraordinary talent. It’s a blessing. And it’s a gift of the work — as a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Motion Pictures, Places | Feb 15, 2011
Smashingshare.com The metaphor of the mind, architectural design and the secret of dreams The Architect from the film Inception (Warner Brothers) From the film: Inception A conversation with the inceptor and the architect Cobb: You create the world of the dream. We... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Uncategorized | May 5, 2008
Paramount | Marvel imagery files ©2008 Notes on the history of the Iron Man brand, the evolution of identity and how it comes to be. There’s a certain conception of brand design in motion pictures. And the point is that cinema represents inherently stories that... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | Nov 1, 2017
THINK COSMIC: ARCHITECTURE AS A PLACE-MAKING MAP OF THE UNIVERSE: THE CIRCLE OF HEAVEN AND THE SQUARE OF EARTH – DESIGNING PLACES OF DEEPER SYMBOLISM. It’s true that every place has a symbolic value — every place has a sensation of personalized relevance,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, General, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Dec 26, 2008
Motion picture design, identity and historical context: visual propaganda. I first met Mr. Cruise, working with him, and the Paramount Studio marketing leadership team — with Jerry Bruckheimer — for Top Gun. Then, after that, Days of Thunder, working more... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Designers, Human brands, Interior Design, Retail, Trends | Sep 10, 2010
Jonathan Ive and Steve Jobs What’s the point of leading if you’re not in front? I was studying overviews on Steve Jobs, Apple strategy, some thinking about leadership and the reflection in consumer relationships and Apple marketing, but more particularly... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Interior Design, Places | Apr 6, 2008
An examination of conceptions of branding environments for storytelling in contextual community. Case study: Oakley. American Hurrah | Oakley Girvin backgrounder: I believe that people understand brand comprehensively in place. Over the last 20 years, Girvin has been... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Motion Pictures | Oct 4, 2017
BLADERUNNER 2049 VISUALIZING *EXPERIENTIALITY: LOOKING FOR IRREGULARITY AND DISSOLUTION. In the world of humanity, the pattering of humankind, people jumbling, engaging in the places that people congregate, there is invariably messiness and chaos. In fractionalizing... Read More