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by Tim Girvin | Cool People | Sep 2, 2008
Brand, story, environments — what story told? I’ve not met Zaha Hadid, but I’ve had an early connection with her, decades back — and followed her work closely since that time. My first connection with her was working with Jim Olson and his team... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 15, 2013
The symbolism of the window Thinking design / portals of storytelling / brand / story / insight. In the window to experience, you see in: in=sight. In the window to the object: circumspect — you walk around, surveil from the circumference. In the window to the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, General, Storytelling | Sep 6, 2011
The concept of the interval: the use of space in design I think about what is presence. And I consider, what is absence? What is here — easily seen; and what is next? What is the interval? What converts moment to momentum? One wind driven day, I was painting... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Designers, Storytelling | Jan 25, 2011
Design, community, embracement, love — how does the crowd gather round? And when they do, what is the story that they tell? It is about truth, telling, holding, relationship. Talking today, about the early days (several years back) reviewing the transitioning of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Trends | Jan 10, 2011
The palettes of brand — the soul of color What could be the nature of the story — how do they align? Surely there are emotional states to color, but the idea of coloration in relationship to brand, and to the transitioning of experiences is an interesting... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Trends | Dec 5, 2010
Search and Data visualizations: hunt, gather, search and recognition. WikiLeaks and the storm of misuse of content — and how they look. The visualization of search, the quest for answers and gathered content — are you happy now? WBPaley.com The Map of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Interior Design, Places | Aug 2, 2010
ACE HOTEL | NYC: MARTIAL DESIGN BRAND STRATEGIES – Story, visuals, environmental graphics, tactical executions. Military graphic for a hotel (just blocks from GIRVIN | NYC.) And coincidentally, ACE began in Seattle (just blocks away from GIRVIN | Seattle.) Good... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | May 25, 2010
The architecture of type “The map is not the territory. Shaping context & connection is an act of architecture. A new form of space requires a new form of architecture. Space made of information requires information architecture. ” Alfred Korzybski... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0 | Feb 23, 2010
Examining the concept of brand books — selling the story, the magazine, that brands own The idea of brands that publish their own books isn’t new. I can recall the early days of Abercrombie & Fitch and some of their wildly outrageous “brand... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Marketing 2.0 | Dec 31, 2009
$12 Billion gone and running. What next, for Tiger Woods? “He is something supernatural.” – Tom Watson I’ve been fascinated by the dynamics of leadership. What happens in the center, emanates. The longest shadow falls from the top.... Read More
