Search results for: human brands
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Interior Design, Marketing 2.0, Places, Trends | Aug 1, 2012
Working in Vegas, over the course of four days, we all studied people. Our team was Cathy Mack, Girvin’s San Francisco-based Director of Strategic Marketing, and Gabrielle Girvin [my daughter], Girvin’s Seattle [and firm wide] Social Media Implementor and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People, Interior Design, Places | Nov 28, 2012
The sense of place, design, imagination and spectacle. The seeing eye, touching place, designed inspiration of Robert Irwin Earlier in my life, I was on the COCA team that ideated bringing James Turrell to Seattle — decades before, “seeing the light... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, General, Interior Design, Places | Aug 8, 2009
The opening of the mimetic thread: patterning in place made. I realize that everything we do, everything that one does, either goes forward, in the advancement of that personal melody in the capacity of experience — or, perhaps, it goes back, to the beginning... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Luxury, Marketing 2.0, Retail | Mar 29, 2010
Exploring the concept of a single brand article, captivating market share and perception There are a series of brands that found their legacy based on the proposition of a single product — and they can either build on that foundation, over time, or they become... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Oct 21, 2014
The Signature of Your Presence You have style. Sure, there are your clothes. Your shoes. Your hair Your house, your apartment, your car — and the summary of your brand relationships. Then there is the style of you. Who are you — what do you stand for? What do you care... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Designers, Scent | Dec 13, 2016
The Sense of Scent in the Most Profound and Personal Encounter The design of the scents of evocation and emulation, storytelling legendary experiences. A BOLD QUERY TO MEMORY AND MOMENTS, PSYCHIC AND PHYSIC INTERMINGLING. UNFORGETTABLE? WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SCENT AND... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Aug 18, 2008
Any brand is human. A brand fire is started by a person. It comes from a human spirit and mind: it’s made for humans. Human brand. Interestingly enough, this simple equation is sometimes forgotten. People focus on transactions, engineering commerce — and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Designers, General, Storytelling | Dec 31, 2007
1. How did you get your start? My start? Raw curiosity for one. That’s where it all started, that drove, and drives everything that I am made of. I am one that is easily enchanted by content. I can be ignited in a moment, if the right spark is there. A love of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places | Oct 13, 2010
Mapping concepts of gaming procession and built design: exterior brand experience storytelling (what’s this place about?); entry into the gaming world; sequencing gaming technology (red circles) for luck perceptions; creating visible targets for more hospitality... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, General, Retail | Mar 23, 2009
Several years ago, at a WWD | CEO Summit, in Miami, I met Leslie Wexner, the fabled CEO of The Limited Brands. Actually, he was waiting to speak at the event, and I went to him, to ask some questions. One questions burned in my mind. Simple, but compellingly powerful... Read More
