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by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Motion Pictures | Oct 26, 2023
How to build brand storytelling for terrifying design narratives Clive Barker It was roughly 40 years ago that I read Clive Barker’s “Books of Blood,” which struck me as a remarkably distinctive turn on the horrifying—as expertly fear-inducing storytelling. Stephen... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts, Cool People | Mar 14, 2023
You’re thinking about it: the meaning of the work, what is it you’re doing, what you’ve done, what you could be doing—and what you’re dreaming about: the future. In my history, I’ve taught all manner of workshops. When I was a student at New College, as well as The... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Designers, Places, Retail, Storytelling | Oct 27, 2021
When you think about a place— what aspects are the most memorable? From my view: patterns, there are patterns that intertwine in the experience of a place that become distinctly memorable. That can speak to unique uses of materials—as in the gnarly grizzle of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Mar 13, 2018
A LEGACY AND LETTERFORM LANDMARK FOR RAINBOW MAGAZINE CALLIGRAPHY AS MAGIC When it comes up to it, the making of marks is an inherently magical proposition; that is: magic is definable as a insight and plane changer. It transforms perception and meaning in the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Cool People | Jan 5, 2018
OUR NATIONAL ART TREASURES | LAMENTING THE PASSAGE OF HAROLD BALAZS. ISN’T IT SO THAT EACH OF US HAS A PERSONAL FLOWERING THAT COULD HAVE SPROUTED FROM A SINGLE LUMINOUS POINT OF INSPIRATION? JUST THINK OF IT: YOUR LIFE CHANGES, MOMENTS OF IGNITION, ILLUMINATIVE... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Human brands, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling | May 31, 2017
The Quest for Meaningful Relationships and Memorable Commitments, Magnetic Brands. Strategies of change, impermanence and content: collaborative design and GIRVIN evolutions. I was talking to someone about history — my history — now four decades of continuous practice... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Cool People, Human brands | Aug 23, 2016
Strategies of brand patterning, collaborative design and Girvin evolutions Design is about the embrace of change. And any brand, over time, has to freshly attach to the conception of transition in continuously and resiliently responding to shifts in the market. The... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Apr 27, 2009
The study of the Sixth Century Legacy of Hsieh Ho “Energy is eternal delight”. William Blake Earlier in my career, decades back, I was exposed to the study of classical Chinese art theory and its applications to art, architecture and spiritual principles.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Storytelling | Nov 2, 2008
This is the first in a series on Human Brand | defining the inextricable link between people, founding vision and the brands that they produce. You’ve got to find what you love. Steve Jobs There’s passion here for me. Because I can personally relate to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts | Feb 24, 2008
Organized by Paola Antonelli, the show opens with an act of high-tech graffiti. A can of spray paint is suspended from a system of cables and pulleys in front of a wall. A small motor guided by computer software winds and unwinds the cables, moving the spray can... Read More
