Search results for: metaphorical thinking
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 1, 2015
Spell-binding and the Magic of Nomenclature Strategies of Naming The Naming of Things THE MYSTICAL ROOTS OF THE GATHERING — AND CALLING — OF NAMES. What is your name? I can speak it not. Name me, and you hold my power. An ancient principle of vocalization... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Storytelling | Jun 28, 2016
The Naming of Things THE MYSTICAL ROOTS OF THE DESIGNING AND VOICING OF NAMES. When you think about it, telling someone your name is either comfortable or proves an uneasiness. And sometimes, you might ask for the name of a person, and there is a pregnant moment of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Sep 17, 2013
Designing Divination — the Craft of your Path Built by Hand and Shown in the Throw The pick of the draw — and the drawing out, the woven journey, the thread of path, and the cartography of the psyche. What you see is what you get; what you get is what you... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Storytelling | Mar 21, 2017
The mystical character of a man, a letter and an inspiration Jorge Luis Borges I had a dream about this man, this meeting and I had to recount it again. It’s one of the things that happens when you’re on the road a lot — there is a time where a simple chronological... 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 | Brand Mysticism, Concepts, Trends | Mar 25, 2020
INSTINCTUAL RESPONSE AND BRAND STRATEGY—THE SENSATION OF INTUITION. THERE’S A QUESTION, HOW DOES THE ANSWER FEEL? IN THE RANGES OF RESEARCH, ONLINE, INTERCEPTIONS, FOCUS AND DEMOGRAPHIC QUAL/QUAN/QUERY—HOW OFTEN DOES THE RESULT PLAY TO “I HAD A FEELING…” O P E N?... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Incubation, Storytelling | Feb 22, 2017
HOW’S THAT FEEL? Girvin BRAND REACTIVITY: THE INTUITIVE RESPONSE IN INSTINCTUAL RECOGNITION IN BRAND STRATEGY THESE ARE THE DAYS OF EXPERIMENTS: EVERYWHERE, EVERYTIME. AND GREAT IDEAS, INSPIRATIONS, AND ANSWERS — COUPLED WITH THE WISDOM OF EXPERIENCE — CAN CLICK IN AN... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | May 4, 2011
Girvin These are the days of experiments: everywhere, everytime. And great ideas, inspirations, and answers — coupled with the wisdom of experience — can click in an instant. See something, react to inception, go forward. Sensing is big — yet what is... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism | Nov 22, 2024
Anyone can think symbolically—and likely, we all do. You see something and think, “that reminds me of a…” Living in a creative space, the memory palace of explorations, memories and meaning—the imagination swerves to new pathways, neural leaps to stringing ideas... Read More
