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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Retail, Scent | Oct 21, 2010
When scent becomes too much in retail environments and place making: fragrance awash in experience design Image courtesy of Warner Brothers (Inception) Abercrombe & Fitch, conflict and protest — a Fierce objection You might recall a time when, strolling at a... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Nov 14, 2024
The world of brand extends to crime-fighting. In our history, we’ve consulted for various police agencies, patrol and security groups, building brands around protection of assets, people and their communities. It takes a particularly assertive sense of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, General | Apr 30, 2012
A new office in one of our favorite cities: the love of place | San Francisco, the Bay Area, Silicon Valley: GIRVIN’s new presence in California Building strategic intention, tracking our design heritage, Girvin returns to work in the City by the Bay. S.F. East... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Places, Trends | Mar 21, 2008
For a number of years, I’ve been exploring the idea of patterning in design. Patterning in brand, patterning in architecture, patterned treatments in art. That ranges from the idea of using layering — and pattern — as a kind of subdued code in... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places | Feb 10, 2021
The Emotional Construct Of Brand Experience: The Wow Moment. CAPTURING WOW IN BRAND MANEUVERS Feelingness? You know the sensation, the moment of wow, which sets into play a kind of cascading—“wow, isn’t that something?” And, hopefully, it keeps going as—“will you look... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, Storytelling | Oct 12, 2023
With our coming into 50 years of continuous involvement in brand strategy and integrated design— and as coffee connoisseurs—we’ve savored this brewed beverage all over the world, from Seattle to NYC—Maui too, LA to Vancouver, Java and Bali. We’ve studied coffee... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People | Aug 23, 2010
Designing things to be altered by fire. Girvin Smoke principles, brands and the waft of fire. Firebrands. I’ve been thinking about fire and smoke a lot these days, as you might’ve noticed. But like the proverbial A persona, I can’t relinquish the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Motion Pictures | May 7, 2010
Elemental examinations of material and technology in cinematic design Earlier in our history as designers of cinematic identity, we were asked by the marketing team at Paramount Studios, lead by EVP Nancy Goliger, to explore the concept of a cinematic treatment of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Jun 18, 2008
I was recently in München (May 2008) with my family visiting friends, and trying to decide where to go with our 8 month old after hitting all of the usual places. Our friends suggested the BMW Museum – and my first reaction was to suggest to Paul that he take... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Designers, Luxury, Motion Pictures, Storytelling | Oct 16, 2021
James Bond in TOM FORD Dark Blue Wool Silk Check O’Connor Notch Lapel Jacket, O’Connor Tailored Trousers, Sky Blue Poplin Collared Shirt and Dark Blue Diagonal Silk Tie photo by Nicola Dove © Danjaq, LLC and MGM THE EMOTIONALITY OF THE LOOK, BRAND DESIGN, OF MOTION... Read More