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by Tim Girvin | Brands, Cool People, Designers, Retail | Nov 21, 2019
50 YEARS, WALKING THE DREAM, BRAND STORYTELLING VISIONING IN THE MAN, THE BRAND: RALPH LAUREN This goes back, and it speaks to my own history at the beginnings of my career, which now sorts out to about 45 years. There was a meet-up, momentary and gracious, with Mr.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Designers, Retail | Sep 22, 2008
Exploring the story, the man, the brand, Ralph Lauren I’ve met Ralph Lauren, but hardly to any degree that he’d recall. But I did have a connection with him, decades ago. Brief. And unforgettable, for me. Likely completely unknown to him. Why? I’d... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Places | Nov 11, 2007
remote connections Kuensel Newspaper On-line Article Link —– At the request of editor Dasho Kinley Dorji, Editor in Chief, Kuensel, Thimphu, Bhutan —- I recently toured Bhutan. And it was a long-held dream for me. Some 40 years earlier, in teaching... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Retail, Scent | Nov 19, 2013
The Imagination of Designing Fragrance Perfume is a storytelling — it’s a layering of tellings that translate to the alchemy of ingredients. Woods, resins, tinctures of flowers, aromatic leaves, natural ingredients, all combine to build a story that allows... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People | Mar 28, 2010
Exploring identity and television brand design development. In the past, others have promulgated remarkable use of key-strokable, customized fonts, in the development of motion picture graphics. Friend Kyle Cooper, for one. The nature of type design can gather up the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Marketing 2.0, Retail, Trends | May 26, 2009
Marketing sex, retail and the recession There’s been a dire downturn, underlining the bleakly obvious. And it’s been down for everyone — everything — everywhere. All markets — and each of us — everyone’s been affected,... Read More