Search results for: brand storytelling
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brands, Places, Retail | Mar 6, 2013
My Experience With Yakuza: the story of Miss Ko, Paris & Brand story in Restaurant Design [GBH] [Imagery, below, from Ko] Brand, patterning, statement, interiors — the graphical interplay of message, story and imagery. One trip to Japan, I was in Kyoto, and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Uncategorized | Oct 20, 2008
“I was born under unusual circumstances.” Illustrating entertainment, engaging design in storytelling for theatrical advertising. illustration c.1375, “a spiritual illumination,” from O.Fr. illustration, from L. illustrationem (nom.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Brand Mysticism, Cool People, Designers, Storytelling | Nov 28, 2018
CONCEPTIONS OF ITINERANT LEARNING—EXPLORING THE “GO THERE, GET OUT OF HERE” MODELING OF EDUCATION. “YOU COULD LEARN MORE IF YOU ACTUALLY WENT THERE.” I was talking to an LA team on my traveling, vagrant-based approach to learning—leaning-in to learn by... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 26, 2018
WE DRAW A LETTER AND PRESUME THAT THERE IS A GRASPED MEANING, BY ALL. ISN’T IT POSSIBLE THAT EVERY MARK HAS MEANING? IT’S SIMPLY GRASPING THAT LEGIBILITY; IT’S THAT YOU [MUST] KNOW HOW TO READ [THEM]. OR THAT YOU NEED TO LEARN THIS NEW LANGUAGE AND THE FORMS THAT... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Nov 24, 2016
A MEDITATION OF THANKFULNESS: PASSAGES AND CHAOS: 2016 | KEEP DEATH BEFORE YOU Why skulls, someone asked? Take a minute. Thursday, 11.24.2016. 2016 has been, and is, a very difficult year. Not done yet. No, there’s no economic [re] or collapse, but there’s been a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling, Trends | Mar 31, 2015
Brands That Survive on Stealth, Secrecy and Intrigue I was sitting on a jet with a talkative neighbor, a US Marshal, who coincidentally spoke to me on the theories of the layering of police, detection and intelligence — I thought, “how intriguing.” And then wondered... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places, Storytelling | Dec 9, 2014
The Use of Writing as a Talismanic Device in Architecture When GIRVIN had an office in NYC, off 26th and Broadway, I used to walk around, looking in on shops and restaurants. I found a little curiosity shop, a dealer in ancient antiquities and I spied some familiar... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Interior Design, Marketing 2.0, Places, Storytelling | Feb 20, 2014
Thinking Through Journey and Customer Procession — the Strategy of Designing a Way for Guests, Clients, Experiencers of Your Story A key to storytelling will be journey. Like the finger guided on the progression of the type, and page arrangement, turned in the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Storytelling | Dec 4, 2013
The stride to a convincing victory Sometimes, the work is laden with inspiration. You meet someone, work with someone, their brand, their story, and the power of the passion, the energy, is a viral contagion; it’s like “I wanna be around that!” Get... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places, Retail, Storytelling | May 21, 2012
Atelier Mecanic Crank, or Drink up? At Atelier Mechanic, there’s not much about this concept that’s actually “mechanical” — it’s more to artful and highly personalized assembly — a gallery of the personal experience. Soul... Read More